Dan Tore Evensen (born June 1, 1974) is a Norwegian mixed martial artist and former K-1 Kickboxer.

[1] He was a promising hammer thrower, and at 16 he had a personal record at 52.50 meters.

He also did boxing and American football, playing for the local team Arendal Wildcats for several years.

He left Norway to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, and extended his hammer throw to over 60 meters, with the 2000 Summer Olympics as a goal.

He went back to Norway and was working as a ship mechanic, but decided to give the United States another try, this time as a martial artist.