Jenny Stene

Jenny Stene (born 8 March 1998) is a Norwegian sport shooter. Her achievements include winning an individual silver medal and team gold medal in rifle shooting at the ISSF World Shooting Championships, as well as winning both individual gold medal and team gold medal at the 2023 European Games.

Jenny Stene

Jenny Stene at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) Lørenskog, Norway
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Club	Kisen
Medal record World Championships 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions 2023 Baku 50 m rifle prone team 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 positions team European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 50 m rifle 3 positions 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 10 m air rifle team 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team European Championships 2019 Bologna 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2023 Tallinn 10 m air rifle team 2019 Bologna 50 m rifle prone team 2020 Wrocław 10 m rifle team 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2022 Wrocław 50 m rifle prone 2022 Wrocław 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team 2022 Wrocław 50 m rifle prone mixed team 2019 Bologna 50 m rifle 3 positions 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team 2022 Wrocław 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2023 Tallinn 10 m air rifle mixed team

Biography

Stene was Born in Lørenskog on 8 March 1998.^[1]

2021

At the 2021 European Shooting Championships she won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Katrine Lund and Jeanette Hegg Duestad. She won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, along with Simon Claussen.^[2]

She represented Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in women's 10 metre air rifle and in 50 metre rifle three positions.^[1]

2022

Competing at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo, she won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions, behind winner Miao Wanru, and ahead of bronze winner Jeanette Hegg Duestad. This result also earned Norway a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[3] Stene won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, together with Simon Claussen. They defeated Denmark in the final.^[4]

2023

At the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in Tallinn, she won a gold medal in 10 m air rifle team, with Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Katrine Lund. She also won a bronze final against Sweden in 10 m air rifle mixed team, teamed with Henrik Larsen, and placed 6th in the individual 10 m air rifle.^[5][6]

She won a gold medal in 50 m rifle (match) at the 2023 European Games, ahead of Natalia Kochańska.^[7][8] She was also part of the Norwegian winning team in 50 m rifle (team match) at the games, along with Mari Bårdseng Løvseth and Jeanette Hegg Duestad.^[9] At the same European Games she also won a silver medal in 10 m air rifle team, along with Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Milda Marina Haugen, after being defeated by Switzerland in the gold medal match.^[10] She also won a bronze medal at the games in mixed team, along with Simon Claussen.^[11]

At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, she won a silver medal in 50 m rifle prone team, along with Mari Bårdseng Løvseth and Jeanette Hegg Duestad, closely behind the winning Swiss team.^[12][13] She won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Mari Bårdseng Løvseth. She placed 7th in 50 m rifle 3 positions, in the individual contest.^[14]

2024

In May 2024 she won a team silver medal for Norway (behind Switzerland) in 50 metre rifle match at the 2024 European Championships 25m & 50m events in Osijek, along with team mates Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Mari Bårdseng Løvseth.^[15]

She was selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[16] She competed in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions, not qualifying for the final.^[17]

References

1. "Jenny Stene". olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
2. Rønning, Dag (31 May 2021). "Lagsølv på helmatch til riflejentene – bronse i mix-lag til Jenny og Simon". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
3. "Sølv og bronsemedalje til Norge i VM i Kairo". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
4. "Jenny og Simon er verdensmestre". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
5. Rønning, Dag (13 March 2023). "Historiske 3 gull til Jeanette". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
6. "Duestad med gull-hattrick i EM – dramatisk norsk lagseier i luftrifle". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
7. "Skyting: Stene tok Norges første gull i European Games". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
8. Corneliussen, Arve (26 June 2023). "Jenny Stene tok skytegull i europalekene – Norges første noensinne". tv2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
9. "Skyting: Suverent laggull i Europalekene". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
10. "Shooting. 10m air rifle women's team. Gold medal match" (PDF). results.european-games.com. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
11. "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
12. "Norsk VM-sølv i skyting etter ellevilt drama – gullet glapp med millimetermargin". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
13. Philip Barker (23 August 2023). "More Chinese gold as Azerbaijan win first medal at ISSF World Championships". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media company. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
14. "7. plass til Jenny Stene og 2 x lagbronse til Norge i 50m match". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
15. "Duestad hjalp kvinnene til lagsølv i skyte-EM – ble nummer fire individuelt i 50 m match". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
16. "16 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
17. "Hegg Duestad til OL-finale etter elendig start". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

External links

• Jenny Østre Stene at ISSF
• Jenny Østre Stene at Olympics.com
• Jenny Østre Stene at Olympedia
• Jenny Stene at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Jenny Stene at Olympics.com
• Jenny Stene at Team Norway (in Norwegian)