Jan Thomas Jenssen Explained

Jan Thomas Jenssen
Birth Date:1 April 1996
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Club:Hommelvik IL
Seasons:4 – (2017–present)
Wins:1
Totalpodiums:2
Teamwins:1
Teampodiums:1
Individual Starts:22
Wcoveralls:0 – (30th in 2024)
Wctitles:0
Updated:7 January 2024

Jan Thomas Jenssen (born 1 April 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

He made his World Cup debut in December 2017 in Lillehammer, finishing 51st. Two years later, he recorded his first placement among the top 30, finishing 8th in the Lenzerheide mass start of the 2019–20 Tour de Ski.[1] He obtained his first World Cup win in November 2023 after missing three years of World Cup racing, winning the 20 kilometer freestyle mass start in Ruka, Finland.[2] He also was on the winning team in the 4x7.5 km team relay in Gällivare, Sweden a week later.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Tour de
Ski
23 37 31 41 18
27 30 20 115 15

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2023–2427 November 2023 Rukatunturi, Finland 20 km Mass Start FWorld Cup 1st
2 1 January 2024 Toblach, Italy 20 km Pursuit FStage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan Thomas Jenssen . FIS. 6 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Jenssen comes back from three-year World Cup absence to claim career-first win . fis-ski.com . 26 November 2023 . 6 December 2023.