Henrik Stenson’s Olympic Medals

The LIV golfer, Henrik Stenson, was the first golfer to win at the season finales of both, the PGA Tour and the European Tour in 2013. Though he played on both tours, he was mostly on the European Tour, because of his 22 professional wins; 11 were from the latter tour. The Swede was born on April 5, 1976, turned professional in 1998, stayed in the top ten for nearly 300 weeks, and reached a career-high of No. 2 in 2014, becoming the first Swede to achieve it and also the first to win at the 2016 Open Championship.

Further, Stenson has also won the 2007 WGC Match-Play, the 2009 Players Championship, the 2013 and 2014 DP World Tour Championships, and the 2013 Tour Championship. For the 2023 Ryder Cup, he captained the European team as well, but he had to withdraw because of LIV Golf.

Has Henrik Stenson won an Olympic Medal?

Yes, Henrik Stenson won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in the individual men’s event.

The 72-hole stroke play events in the 2016 golf schedule were the same for men and women, despite criticism that it ought to have been a team event. Also, golf as a medal sport was taking place at the Olympics after 112 years since it last did so at the 1904 Olympics.

Upon finishing the 13th hole, Stenson overtook Rose by one shot, marking the first lead exchange of the day. Rose was -14, and Stenson was -15 below par. However, Stenson's thoracic spine locked up, and he began to experience back pain, for which he received physiotherapy treatments there only.

Stenson's pain ultimately led to a bogey on the 14th hole, while Rose finished with a par, and they tied. Eventually, Rose won the gold medal with a margin of two strokes at under 16, while Stenson won the silver medal.

Rose and Stenson got back together a month and a half later to compete for Team Europe in the Ryder's Cup, which the US team ultimately won. Following his victory at the British Open and his silver medal in Rio, Stenson went on to be awarded the 2016 European Golfer of the Year.