Lene Jenssen

Lene Jenssen
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	22 April 1957 (age 68); Fredrikstad, Østfold
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Spouse	Per Holmertz
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Kongstensvømmerne
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Norway
World Championships

Last updated August 15, 2025

Lene Jenssen (born 22 April 1957) is a Norwegian swimmer.

She competed at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin, where she won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle.^[1]

She also participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Jenssen won 17 gold medals in national championships,^[1] and received the King's Cup three times (1976, 1978 and 1979). She was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1978.

References

1 2 Bryhn, Rolf. "Lene Jenssen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
↑ "Profile: Lene Jenssen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2009.

External links

Lene Jenssen at World Aquatics

Lene Jenssen at SwimRankings.net

Lene Jenssen at Olympics.com

Lene Jenssen at Olympedia

Preceded by Grete Waitz	Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1978	Succeeded by Grete Waitz

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[snl-1] 1 2 Bryhn, Rolf. "Lene Jenssen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[sports-ref-2] "Profile: Lene Jenssen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2009.

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