Benjamin Jensen
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Benjamin Jensen 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 Norwegian record.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve
IK Tjalve
Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology.It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in international competitions.IK Tjalve uses the Bislett...
and IL Norna-Salhus
IL Norna-Salhus
Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from Salhus in Åsane, BergenIt was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football section as well, but it split away in 1987 to form FK Bergen Nord....
during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 1999 in Roskilde
Roskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
. This is the Norwegian record.
Achievements
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History... |
Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Decathlon |
| 1999 | Summer Universiade 1999 Summer Universiade The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.-Medal table:-Sports at the 1999 Summer Universiade:* Athletics* Basketball* Diving* Fencing* Football* Gymnastics* Judo* Sailing... |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | Decathlon |
| World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including nine non-finishers. The competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999 and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999... |
Seville, Spain | DNF | Decathlon | |
| 2001 | Hypo-Meeting Hypo-Meeting The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis, Austria, held in the spring . The meeting began as a men's only contest in 1975 and a women's competition was added in 1981... |
Götzis Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
10th | Decathlon 2001 Hypo-Meeting The 27th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 26 and May 27, 2001 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2001 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge... |
| World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, including five non-finishers... |
Edmonton, Canada | 14th | Decathlon | |
| 2002 | European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |... |
Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
DNS | Decathlon |
| 2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Tuesday 9 August and Wednesday 10 August.-Medalists:-Schedule:*Tuesday 9 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump... |
Helsinki, Finland | DNF | Decathlon |