Philip Jensen Explained

Philip Jensen (born 8 November 1967 in Te Aroha) is a former New Zealand representative hammer thrower.

His biggest success came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, England where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the IAAF World Cup held in Madrid, Spain that same year.

Earlier in his sporting career he represented New Zealand in Rugby union, when from November 1984 to January 1985 he toured the United Kingdom with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team. Later that year he was again picked for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team who toured Australia.

Sporting Career highlights

Athletics

Commonwealth Games

Year	Place	Performance
2002	2nd	69.48m
1998	6th	69.63m
1990	5th	68.96m

New Zealand Track & Field Championships^[1]

Philip has had a very long career, with some interesting statistics relating to national titles, as follows:-

most titles – 20.
longest career – 26 years between his first title win and his last.
most in a row – 17 consecutive titles.

Year	Place	Event	Performance	Age (years)	Region	Club
2015	2nd	Hammer throw	61.23m	47	Wellington	LHAAC
2014	1st	Hammer throw	61.85m	46	Wellington	LHAAC
2013	1st	Hammer throw	60.73m	45	Wellington	LHAAC
2012	1st	Hammer throw	60.65m	44	Wellington	LHAAC
2011	1st	Hammer throw	59.04m	43	Wellington	LHAAC
2010	1st	Hammer throw	62.53m	42	Wellington	LHAAC
2009	1st	Hammer throw	58.90m	41	Wellington	LHAAC
2008	1st	Hammer throw	60.37m	40	Auckland	Bays
2007	1st	Hammer throw	62.20m	39	Auckland	Bays
2006	1st	Hammer throw	65.85m	38	Auckland	Bays
2005	1st	Hammer throw	65.72m	37	Auckland	Bays
2004	1st	Hammer throw	68.14m	36	Auckland	Bays
2003	1st	Hammer throw	69.52m	35	Auckland	Bays
2002	1st	Hammer throw	65.65m	34	Auckland	Bays
2001	1st	Hammer throw	62.80m	33	Auckland	Bays
2000	1st	Hammer throw	69.19m	32	Auckland	Bays
1999	1st	Hammer throw	69.16m	31	Auckland	Bays
1998	1st	Hammer throw	70.88m	30	Auckland	Bays
1997	3rd	Hammer throw	65.22m	29	Waikato	HAAC
1996	1st	Hammer throw	64.68m	28	Waikato	HAAC
1995	1st	Hammer throw	62.08m	27	Waikato	HAAC
1990^[2]	2nd	Hammer throw	66.12m	22	Waikato	HAAC
1989^[3]	2nd	Hammer throw	63.80m	21	Waikato	HAAC
1988	1st	Hammer throw	64.02m	20	Waikato	HAAC

Personal Best

His personal best is 72.06m, achieved in February 1998 in Auckland, New Zealand.

References

http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/nzl.htm New Zealand Championships
25/Nov/1989 – While held in November 1989 this competition was both the 1990 National Championship and Commonwealth Games trials.
11/Mar/1989