Jørgen Jensen | |
Full Name: | Jørgen Pilegaard Jensen |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1944 |
Birth Place: | Krønge, Lolland, Denmark |
Death Date: | 2 October 2009 (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Århus, Denmark |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Weight: | 70 kg |
Sport: | Middle- and long-distance running |
Club: | AGF, Århus |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Jørgen Pilegaard Jensen (10 April 1944 – 2 October 2009) was a Danish middle- and long-distance runner.
Jensen won the inaugural 1975 edition of Amsterdam Marathon on 3 May 1975, clocking 2:16:51. He ran the Olympic marathons in 1972 and 1976 and finished in 30th and 28th place, respectively.
Between 1966 and 1976 Jensen won eight national team titles (4 × 1500 m relay and cross-country) and eight individual titles, in the 5000 m (1966), 10000 m (1973), 20 km (1972 and 1974) and marathon (1973-1976).
Representing | ||||||
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1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 30th | Marathon | 2:24:00 | |
1975 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:51 | |
Košice, Czechoslovakia | 4th | Marathon | 2:17:00 | |||
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 24th | Marathon | 2:18:45 | ||
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 28th | Marathon | 2:20:44 |