| Ole Jørgen Hammeken | |
| Birth Date: | 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Nuuk, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark |
| Citizenship: | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Nationality: | Greenlandic |
| Occupation: | polar explorer, actor |
| Parents: | Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken |
Ole Jørgen Hammeken (born 1956)[1] is a Greenlandic explorer and actor based in Denmark and Russia. He was born in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and was the son of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken.[2]
He participated in 2007 in the 'Global Warming Dogsled Expedition' – a journey of over 500km (300miles) up and over the Greenland ice sheet from Uummannaq Fjord to Ilulissat,[3] intended to draw people's attention to climate change and global warming.
In 2008, Hammeken completed a circumpolar voyage in a motorized open boat. In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary.[4] [5] He is a member of The Explorers Club.[6]
In 2009 Hammeken played the lead role of Ikuma in Le Voyage D'Inuk, a French-Greenlandic film in the Greenlandic language. The film premiered on 20 April 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden.[7]
In 1993 Hammeken returned from Denmark, having abandoned a judicial career, deciding to settle in Uummannaq. January 2013 Hammeken moved from Uummannaq.[2] [8] [9]
Hammeken is an advocate of traditional Greenlandic arts, preservation of dogsledding and historical hunting techniques.[10]
He has a daughter named Alexandra Pipaluk Hammeken born in 1993.