Benjamin Jensen

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Benjamin Jensen (born 13 April 1975) is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 1999 in Roskilde. This is the former Norwegian record. [1]

Jensen was the first All-American decathlete for the Minnesota Golden Gophers track and field team, finishing 3rd in the decathlon at the 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [2]

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Benjamin Jensen 2010

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1stDecathlon 7676 pts
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland —Decathlon DNF
Universiade Catania, Italy –Decathlon DNF
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3rdDecathlon 7982 pts
World Championships Seville, Spain —Decathlon DNF [3]
2001 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 10thDecathlon 8004 pts
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 14thDecathlon 8090 pts
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland —Decathlon DNF [4]

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian all-time list decathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  4. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - J Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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