Jørn Kristensen | |
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Born | 11 June 1957 |
Team | |
Curling club | Tårnby CC, Tårnby |
Curling career ![]() | |
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World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 3 (2004, 2005, 2007) |
Paralympic appearances | 1 (2006) |
Medal record |
Jørn Kristensen [1] (born 11 June 1957 in Skjern Municipality) is a Danish wheelchair curler. [2]
He participated in the 2006 Winter Paralympics where Danish team finished on fifth place.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2003–04 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Jørn Kristensen | Rosita Jensen | Bjarne Jensen | Pernille Pirchert | Per Christensen | WWhCC 2004 (8th) |
2004–05 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Rosita Jensen | Jørn Kristensen | Bjarne Jensen | Sussie Pedersen | Per Christensen | WWhCC 2005 ![]() |
2005–06 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Rosita Jensen | Jørn Kristensen | Sussie Pedersen | Bjarne Jensen | WPG 2006 (5th) | |
2006–07 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Sussie Pedersen | Jørn Kristensen | Ingerlise Jensen | Bjarne Jensen | Per Christensen | WWhCC 2007 (9th) |
2007–08 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Jørn Kristensen | Sussie Pedersen | Rosita Jensen | Bjarne Jensen | WWhCQ 2007 ![]() | |
2008–09 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Jørn Kristensen | Rosita Jensen | Lars Enemark | Robert Fezerskov Hansen | Per Christensen | WWhCQ 2008 (5th) |
2010–11 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Jørn Kristensen | Rosita Jensen | Robert Fezerskov Hansen | Per Christensen | WWhCQ 2010 (7th) | |
2015–16 | Kenneth Ørbæk | Jørn Kristensen | Helle Christiansen | Christian Richardson | Carsten Hansen | Per Christensen | WWhBCC 2015 (8th) |
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