Great Olympians

Biographies - JEN

Ernst Ascan Jencquel

B. 1879-01-11, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1939-12-27
Rowing

	1900	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Olympic Competitor nr 1448

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - third (DNQ), then admitted to final
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - fourth (800)

Ján Jendek

B. 1931-07-05, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2002-12-07
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Dezideriu Szilard Jenei

B. 1960-06-25, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Speed Skating

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 500 metres	30th	25th	0.11
Men's 1000 metres	33rd	34th	-2.42
			0.11416

Emerich Alexandru Jenei

B. 1937-03-22, Agrișu Mic, Romania
Football

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	162
		162

Jenei István

B. 1953-05-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2011-02-25
Shooting

	1972	HP
Running Target	2nd	0.6
		0.6

Jeney István

Olympic Competitor nr 6789

1912-07-17-12:40 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Jeney László

B. 1923-05-30, Cluj, Romania, represented Hungary; D. 2006-04-24
Waterpolo (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1948 1952 1956 1960 HP

team (silver) gold gold (bronze) 10992

10992

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
team	(silver)	gold	gold	(bronze)	10992
					10992

Goalkeeper for the succesfull Hungarian teams at Helsinki and Melbourne. He only competed in preliminary matches in 1948 and 1960.

Jeney Zoltá

B. 1910-05-13, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1989-01-07
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team	SF:4th	164
		164

Albert Jenicot

Olympic Competitor nr 4715

1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qb)
1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal matches - DNS (307.5)

Brian Jenkins

B. 1943-06-20, Bridgend, Wales, Great Britain; D. 2017-12-24
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R2:14th	20
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	8th	64
		84

Charles Lamont "Charlie" Jenkins, Sr.

B. 1934-01-04, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres	gold	6400
Men's 4x400m Relay	gold	1600
		8000

David Andrew Jenkins

B. 1952-05-25, Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:5th	7th	7th	930
Men's 4x400 m Relay	silver	R1:dnf		1001.6
				1931.6

He represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.

David Wilkinson Jenkins

B. 1936-06-29, Akron, Ohio, USA
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 bronze)

1956 1960 HP

Men's Individual bronze gold 13440

13440

Enoch Jenkins

B. 1892-11-06, Pontypridd, Wales, Great Britain; D. 1984-01-04
Shooting

1920 1924 1952 HP

Men's Trap ac 11th 14th 104.875

Men's Trap, Team 8th 64

168.875

	1920	1924	1952	HP
Men's Trap	ac	11th	14th	104.875
Men's Trap, Team		8th		64
				168.875

Olympic Competitor nr 7210

1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)

Hayes Alan Jenkins

B. 1933-03-23, Akron, Ohio, USA
Figure Skating (1 gold)

1952 1956 HP

Men's Individual fourth gold 12000

12000

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual	fourth	gold	12000
			12000

Ian Roger Jenkins

B. 1962-05-18, Bristol, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Pairs	14th	20
		20

Malcolm Jenkins

B. 1944-12-27, represented Great Britain
Shooting

	1976	HP
Trap	18th	3.84
		3.84

Margaret Jenkins

B. 1903-07-02, Santa Clara, Cal., USA; D. 1996-01-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Women's Discus Throw	19th	9th	242.4
			242.4

Alan Jenkinson

B. 1952-02-11, represented Australia
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

John Edward Jenkinson

B. 1941-07-06, represented Australia
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Robert Jenkinson

B. 1960-06-13, Palmerton North, New Zealand
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	SF:5th	12.9
		12.9

Eldon Jenne

B. 1899-05-29, Coupeville, Wash., USA
Athletics

	1920	HP
Pole Vault	7th	600
		600

David Michael Jennens

B. 1929-04-08, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 2000-09-27
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Brianne Alexandra Jenner

B. 1991-05-04, Oakville, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2014	2018	2022	HP
Women's Team	gold	silver	gold	12600
				12600

Caitlyn Marie Jenner

B. 1949-10-28, Mount Kisco, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Decathlon	10th	gold	9750
			9750

After his career, he married Elvis Presley's last girlfriend and then Kris Kardashian. In 2015, he announced that he had undergone gender reassignment surgery and would henceforth be known as Caitlyn.

Elizabeth Ann Jenner

B. 1941-08-30, Bognor Regis, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

Susan Pamela "Sue" Jenner

B. 1960-03-26, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	14th	16
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	sixth	160
		176

Heinz "Heini" Jenni

B. 1951-07-25, Thun, Switzerland; D. 1992-10-08
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Jean Jenni

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
100 m Free-style	R1:5th	0.057
Water Polo	9th	45.5
		45.557

Athol Raymond Jennings

B. 1930-11-19, Cape Town, South Africa
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	0.0027
		0.0027

Harold Devereaux "Dev" Jennings

B. 1924-06-28, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; D. 2000-04-14
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	45th	0.0000075
		0.0000075

Ed Jennings

B. 1898-04-09, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1975-02-09
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1936	1928	1932	HP
Coxed Pairs	bronze		gold	14000
				14000

Cox of two medal-winning pairs.

Graeme M. Jennings

B. 1946-07-11, Ashfield, Qld., Australia; D. 1993-08-21
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	-4.26
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	-8.20
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
		0.778026002

Jenny Camp

a horse
Equestrianism (1 gold, 2 silver)

1932 1936 HP

Three-day Event, Individual silver silver 10000

Three-day Event, Team gold dnf 1604

11604

	1932	1936	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	silver	silver	10000
Three-day Event, Team	gold	dnf	1604
			11604

Ridden by Earl Thomson.

Charles Jenny

B. 1898, Basel, Switzerland
Bobsleigh

	1932	HP
Men's Four-men	fourth	1200
		1200

F. Jenny

represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	164
		164

Margareth Frederike "Grete" Jenny

B. 1930-02-27, Kapfenberg, Austria; D. 2015-11-15
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	sixth	160
		160

Oskar Jenny

B. 1939-06-17, Davos, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

João Ernesto Jens

B. 1944-06-03, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 2020-12-10
Volleyball

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	9th	8th	208
			208

Willem Hendrik Jens

B. 1908-10-22, Schoonewoerd, the Netherlands; D. 1999-08-04
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:2nd	340
		340

Aage Ulrik Jensen

B. 1915-12-13, København, Denmark; D. 1995-01-25
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	fourth	2000
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		2480

Alfred Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6104

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

Arne Preben Jensen

B. 1932-02-23, Gentofte, Denmark
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	32nd	0.005
Eventing, Team	dnf	0.64
		0.645

Axel Jensen

B. 1899-09-17, Odense, Denmark; D. 1968-08-20
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	11th	96
			96

Barbara Jayne M. Jensen

B. 1929-09-15, San Francisco, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:12th	60
		60

Benny Peter Jensen

B. 1934-10-24, Højelse, Denmark; D. 1995-06-02
Shooting

	1968	HP
Skeet	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

(Georg Egon) Bent Jensen

B. 1925-10-30, Sorø, Denmark
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	2Rep:2nd	540
		540

(Jacob) Bernhard (Christian) Jensen

B. 1912-02-16, Odense, Denmark; D. 1997-06-17
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	silver	3000
		3000

Birgit Jensen

B. 1940-01-09, Værløse, Denmark
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	fifth	750
		750

Bjørg Eva Jensen

B. 1960-02-15, Larvik, Norway
Speed Skating (1 gold)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 1000 metres	12th	16th	46.4
Women's 1500 metres	fourth	8th	1856
Women's 3000 metres	gold	7th	6800
			8702.4

Børge Emil Jensen

B. 1911-06-18, Nørre Tranders, Denmark; D. 1967-01-12
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1932	HP
FR Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	sixth	960
GR Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	fifth	1500
		2460

Carl Jensen

B. 1909-12-19, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1991-03-18
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	QF	861
		861

Carl Marinus Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 4354

1908-07-21-11:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+93 kg), round one - lost (680)
1908-07-22-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-07-22-14:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-22-16:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), semifinals - lost (QB)
1908-07-22-17:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), bronze medal match - won (2560)

Carsten Jensen

B. 1960-01-19, Herning, Denmark
Judo

	1984	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)	R2	46.68
		46.68

Charles Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3551

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Denmark - fourth (300)
1912-07-10-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - third (640)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 30th (0.013)

Christian Jensen

B. 1888-10-04, Aalborg, Denmark; D. 1947-01-16
Weightlifting

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	sixth	960
		960

David Allen Jensen

B. 1965-08-19, Newton, Mass., USA
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

David Henry Jensen

B. 1961-05-03, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

Edvin Jensen

B. 1900-07-06, København, Denmark; D. 1975-11-19
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Einer Jensen

B. 1899-03-06, København, Denmark; D. 1976-02-18
Bowing

	1920	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

Ejnar Jensen

B. 1896-02-17, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1973-10-31
Weightlifting

	1920	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

(Hans) Emil Boje Jensen

B. 1911-08-28, Sorø, Denmark; D. 1964-08-16
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	sixth	480
Men's Eights	Rep:dns	10.4
		490.4

Erik Jensen

B. 1921-10-01, Århus, Denmark; D. 1987-06-29
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-80 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Ernst Friborg Jensen

B. 1906-08-28, København, Denmark; D. 1996-01-14
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Finn Martin Jensen

B. 1914-11-22, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1987-08-25
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:14th	24
		24

(Claus) Flemming (Frederik Brandt) Jensen

B. 1914-09-19, København, Denmark; D. 1965-11-30
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Frank Høj Jensen

B. 1945-09-12, København, Denmark
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	7th	400
		400

Josua Frederik Isaias Ananias "Freddy" Jensen

B. 1926-01-28, Nuuk, Greenland, lived in Frederiksberg, represented Denmark; D. 1996-04-09
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	56th	75th	-
Men's Team All-Around	8th	15th	66.5
Men's Floor Exercise	16th	73rd	1.6
Men's Horse Vault	82nd	149th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	65th	133rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	60th	67th	-
Men's Rings	48th	63rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	53rd	65th	-
			68.1

Gorm Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3552

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Denmark - fourth (300)

Hans Petter Jensen

B. 1956-08-15, Oslo, Norway
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	15th	12.5
		12.5

Helge Jensen

B. 1896-05-12, København, Denmark; D. 1961-12-02
Modern Pentathlon

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Individual	sixth	10th	1110
			1110

Holger >

B. 1898-12-30, Aarhus, Denmark
Boxing

	1920	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

Iain Jensen

B. 1988-05-23, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2012	2016	HP
Men's Skiff (49er)	gold	silver	13000
			13000

Ingemann (Peter) Bylling Jensen

B. 1925-12-12, Horsens, Denmark
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres	11th	64
		64

(Tage) Ivan (Linde) Jensen

B. 1922-11-10, København, Denmark; D. 2009-01-26
Football (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Jens Berendt Jensen

B. 1940-02-21, Hylleholt, Denmark
Rowing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	fourth	Rep:4th	2021.5
			2021.5

Jens Kristian Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6105

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

John Erik Jensen

B. 1945-05-17, Guldborgsund, Denmark
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	10th	75
		75

Jørgen Jensen

B. 1947-01-06, Odense, Denmark; D. 2015-03-04
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Tandem	Rep1:2nd	54
		54

Jørgen Christian Jensen

B. 1939-06-02, København, Denmark; D. 1995-03-12
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	14th	12th	84
			84

Jørgen Martinius Jensen

B. 1878-01-01, Oslo, Norway; D. 1970-03-31

Olympic Competitor nr 6701

1912-07-16-14:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, individual - 26th (0.08)

Jørgen Pilegaard Jensen

B. 1944-04-10, Lolland, Denmark; D. 2009-10-02
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	30th	28th	0.0534
			0.0534

Kai Jensen

B. 1897-02-25, København, Denmark; D. 1997-05-31
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	QF:5th	0.043
Men's 800 m	SF:5th	17.2
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:4th	17
		34.243

Karl Jensen

B. 1898-09-21, København, Denmark; D. 1928-07-28
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:13th	38.4
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:11th	96
		134.4

Karl Julius Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6676

1912-07-15-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Cross-Country - DNF

Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen

B. 1935-02-23, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:21st	0.96
		0.96

Kirsten Plum Jensen

B. 1961-11-30, Gladsaxe, Denmark
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	sixth	480
		480

Klaus Føge Jensen

B. 1944-12-11, Hedensted, Denmark
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	17th	5
		5

Klaus Sletting Jensen

B. 1963-10-11, Rødovre, Denmark
Handball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Kristian Laurentius Jensen

B. 1889-03-24, Homå, Denmark; D. 1974-10-21
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1952	HP
Dressage, Individual	18th	3.2
		3.2

Knud Bruun Jensen

B. 1929-07-02, Århus, Denmark; D. 2015-04
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	1Rep:2nd	12.9
		12.9

Knud Enemark Jensen

B. 1936-11-30, Århus, Denmark; D. 1960-08-26 during the Olympics
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	dnf	0.003
		0.003

Only the second athlete to die during an Olympic Competition (after Francisco Lázaro)

Lars Erik Jensen

B. 1964-03-03, Mydtjylland, Denmark
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	seventh	300
		300

Lars Kraus Jensen

B. 1944-08-07, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Backstroke	R1:25th	R1:22nd	0.525
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley		R1:18th	2.56
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley		R1:19th	1.6
			4.685

Leif Gøran Jensen

B. 1948-03-19, Frederikstad, Norway
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	14th			9630
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)		gold	dnf	9630
				9630

Lorents Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3357

1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - eighth (48)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 51st

Magnus Jensen

B. 1873-05-26, København, Denmark; D. 1927-12-09
Fencing

	1906	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:3rd	2.531
		2.531

Olympic Competitor nr 2677

1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (2.531)

Mark Richard Jensen

B. 1960-10-12, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2021-02-01
Luge

	1980	HP
Men's Singles	17th	6
		6

Mogens Jensen

B. 1937-05-20, København, Denmark
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:3rd	51
		51

Mogens Frey Jensen

B. 1941-07-02, Copenhagen, Denmark
Track Cycling (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	HP
Individual Pursuit	silver	6000
Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		10800

Morten Jensen

B. 1951-04-11, Oslo, Norway
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	15th	12.5
		12.5

Niels Jensen

B. 1939-06-07, København, Denmark
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	16th	8
		8

Oddmund Ingvald Jensen

B. 1928-09-26, Sørvold, Norway; D. 2011-03-06
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	17th	10th	104
Men's 50 kilometres	14th	11th	80
			184

Øivind Jensen

B. 1905-01-17, Bergen, Norway; D. 1989-01-09
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Ole Andreas Jensen

B. 1872-12-01, Kinn, Norway; D. 1943-03-06

Olympic Competitor nr 5102

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - sixth (160)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 56th

Ole (Peter) Bloch Jensen

B. 1949-07-06, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	9th	120
		120

Ole David Jensen

B. 1943-07-16, Gentofte, Denmark
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 50 km Walk	29th	0.016
		0.016

Ole (Christian) Hviid Jensen

B. 1933-11-05, Haderslev, Denmark
Shooting

	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	16th		14th	22nd	22.8
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	37th		12th	15th	50.0004
					72.8004

Ole Scavenius Jensen

B. 1921-03-21, København, Denmark; D. 1990-05-30
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:3rd	80
		80

Otto Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 5733

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - DNF

Ove Bak Jensen

B. 1947-09-03, Ikast-Brande, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	27th	0.06
		0.06

Palle Jensen

B. 1953-01-08, Sønderborg, Denmark
Handball

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	8th	9th	208
			208

Palle Lykke Jensen

B. 1936-11-04, Ringe, Denmark; D. 2013-04-19
Cycling - Road

	1956	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-13.32
		-13.32

Paul Richard Jensen

B. 1955-05-01, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Peder Jensen

B. 1897-10-12, Sværdborg, Denmark; D. 1938-11-13
Equestrianism - Zventing & Equestrianism - Dressage

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	9th			200
Dressage, Individual			7th	500
				700

Poul Jensen

B. 1934-03-28, Vejle, Denmark; D. 2000
Football (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Poul Richard Høj Jensen

B. 1944-06-02, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sailing (2 gold)

1968 1972 1976 1980 HP

Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 16th 13208

Three-Person Keelboat (Dragon) 7th

Three-Person Keelboat (Soling) gold gold

13208

Preben Sten Jensen

B. 1944-07-31, Herlufsholm, Denmark
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	9th	120
		120

(Johannes) Robert Jensen

B. 1916-02-02, Kalundborg, Denmark; D. 1984-08-02
Hockey

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	QU:4th	148.8
			148.8

Sidney Allen "Sid" Jensen

B. 1947-08-11, Halifax, NS, Canada
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	77th	-11.40
Men's Team All-Round	16th	1.6
		1.6

Sophus Jensen

B. 1889-07-27, Chicago, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	fourth	800
		800

(Ole) Søren Jensen

B. 1918-10-19, København, Denmark; D. 1995-02-14
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:2nd	1350
		1350

Søren Andkjær Jensen

B. 1942-11-07, København, Denmark
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(13th)	8
		8

Søren Marinus Jensen

B. 1880-07-01, Denmark; D. 1942-12-01
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (2 gold, 2 bronze)

1906 1908 1912 HP

Heavyweight (+85 kg) gold 12800

Heavyweight (+93 kg) bronze bronze

All-Around Championship gold 1200

7800 2560 3840 14000

The All-around Championship at Athina was a special event for the winners of the three weightclasses. Being the heaviest, Jensen had no trouble winning an extra gold medal.

Olympic Competitor nr 3059

1906-04-28-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+85 kg), semifnals - won (Q)
1906-04-28-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+85 kg), fnals - won two (6400)
1906-04-30-17:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - All-Around - won two bouts(1200)
1908-07-21-13:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+93 kg), semifinals - lost (QB)
1908-07-24-17:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+93 kg), bronze medal match - won (2560)
1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round two - won by decision
1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round three - won by decision
1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round four - lost
1912-07-12-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round five - won by decision
1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), final round one - lost - abandoned (3840)

Steven Alan "Steve" Jensen

B. 1955-04-14, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Sverre Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 5320

1912-07-01-11:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Thor Jensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6088

1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)

Tonny Jensen

B. 1941-04-09, Vordingborg, Denmark
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1976	HP
Dressage, Individual	12th	50
Dressage, Team	sixth	160
		210

male

Torben Alstrup Jensen

B. 1930-08-07, Slagelse, Denmark; D. 2007-11-30
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Valther Jensen

B. 1888-03-01, København, Denmark; D. 1982-03-15
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:7th	600
		600

(Alexander) Viggo Jensen

B. 1874-06-22, Copenhagen, Denmark; D. 1930-11-02
Athletics - Track & Field & Gymnastics & Shooting & Weightlifting (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1896	1900	HP
Shot Put	fourth		2400	3136.8
Discus Throw	5th/9th		736.8
total Athletics	3136.8
Rope Climbing	fourth		2400	2400
total Gymnastics	2400			2400
Military Rifle	sixth		640	3657.4
Free Rifle	bronze		2560
Free Rifle, team		fourth	400
Free Rifle, combined		15th	10
Free Rifle, standing		11th	16
Free Rifle, kneeling		13th	6.4
Free Rifle, prone		10th	25
total Shooting	3200	457.4
Weightlifting, Two Hands	gold		6400	10400
Weightlifting, One Hand	silver		4000
total Weightlifting	10400
	19136.8	457.4	19594.2

His two-arm lift was of an equal value (111,5 kg) as Launceston Elliott, but he was given the gold medal because of a 'better style' (Elliott had moved a foot). Elliott won the one-arm lift.
The results of the Shot Put and Discus Throw are full of controversy, and I have chosen to follow Mallon.
One of 3 Olympians to have competed in four sports.

Olympic Competitor nr 24

1896-04-06-16:25 - Athletics Field - Discus Throw - AC (736.8)
1896-04-07-15:40 - Athletics Field - Putting the Weight - fourth (2400)
1896-04-07-16:30 - Athletics Field - Weightlifting Two Hands - first (6400)
1896-04-07-17:00? - Athletics Field - Weightlifting One Hand - second (4000)
1896-04-08-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle day one
1896-04-09-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle - sixth (640)
1896-04-10-11:00? - Gymnastics - Rope Climbing - fourth (2400)
1896-04-11-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle day one
1896-04-12-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle - third (2560)
1900-08-03-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, standing - 11th (16)
1900-08-04-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, kneeling - 13th (6.4)
1900-08-05-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, prone - tenth (25) & combined - 15th (10) & team - fourth (400)

(Hans) Viggo Jensen

B. 1921-03-29, Skagen, Denmark; D. 2005-11-30
Football (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

He was the coach of the 1992 Danish Olympic Football team.

Erling Jenssen

Olympic Competitor nr 6089

1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)

Lene Jenssen

B. 1957-04-22, Frederikstad, Norway
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	11th	64
		64

Þorbjörn Jensson

B. 1953-09-07, represented Iceland
Handball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Leon Jensz

B. 1915-06-15, Khabarovsk, Russia, lived in Warszawa, represented Poland; D. 1992-05-16
Sailing

	1936	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Fred Jent

B. 1894, represented Switzerland; D. 1979-08-14
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	254.5
		254.5

Jeny Rudolf

B. 1901-03-02, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1975-05
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

Ronald Graeme Jenyns

B. 1936-02-25, Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Sailing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	fourth		fourth	5280
				5280

Roland Jenzer

from Basel, represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:2nd	410
		410

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-06-28

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Heavyweight (+85 kg)	gold			12800
Heavyweight (+93 kg)		bronze	bronze	12800
All-Around Championship	gold			1200
	7800	2560	3840	14000