Benjamin Jensen
Benjamin Jensen (born 13 April 1975 in Mandal, Vest-Agder) 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]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
| |||||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Decathlon | 7676 pts |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | — | Decathlon | DNF |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | – | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | Decathlon | 7982 pts |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | — | Decathlon | DNF[2] | |
| 2001 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 10th | Decathlon | 8004 pts |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th | Decathlon | 8090 pts | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | Decathlon | DNF[3] |
References
[edit]
- ^ Norwegian all-time list decathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - J Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
World U20 Champions in men's decathlon | |
|---|---|
|
  | This biographical article relating to Norwegian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |