Angelina Camilla Jensen (born 23 May 1973) is a Danish curler from

Kastrup Kastrup () is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called ''Kastrup Lufthavn'' (Kastrup Airport) or ''Københavns Lufthavn, Kas ...

. Jensen has won two bronze medals in six attempts at the

World Junior Curling Championships The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1 ...

. She won her first bronze in

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playing third for

Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm (born 3 July 1972) is a Danish curler from Kastrup. Career Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in th ...

and won bronze again in

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skipping. She had also played on the Danish team at the

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and

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Junior Championships. Jensen played in her first

World Curling Championship The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's ...

in 1994 throwing third stones for

Helena Blach Lavrsen Helena Blach Lavrsen (born June 7, 1963) is a Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympic ...

. Denmark finished 9th that year. Jensen would not return to the Worlds again until 2006, when she threw lead rocks but also skipped. Denmark finished in sixth place. At the

2007 World Women's Curling Championship The 2007 World Women's Curling Championship was held in Aomori, Aomori, Japan from March 17–25, 2007. It was the first world curling championship (men's or women's) to be held in Asia. Team Canada skipped by Kelly Scott won 8-4 over Denmark ...

, Jensen threw second rocks and skipped, and won her first medal at the Worlds- a silver when she lost 8–4 to Canada (skipped by Kelly Scott) in the final. Jensen and her team represented Denmark again at the World Championships in 2008 finishing 7-4 for 5th Place losing a Tiebreaker to Japan, 2009 winning a bronze medal by defeating Canada's Jennifer Jones and 2010 going 6–5, But losing the Danish Final in 2011 and 2012

Personal life

Jensen works as an insurance claims correspondent for Alka Insurance. She has one daughter, Karolina.2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide

Teammates

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Kanstrup Dupont (born 26 May 1987 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish curler from Copenhagen. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently skips her own team with teammates Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont (Mad ...

, ''Fourth''

Denise Dupont Denise Kanstrup Dupont (born 24 May 1984) is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen. After several years of limited success in the Junior ranks, Dupont joined Dorthe Holm's team and was ...

, ''Third''

Camilla Jensen Camilla Louise Skaarberg Jensen (born 25 October 1982 in Copenhagen) is a Danish curler. She currently plays on a team skipped by sister Angelina Jensen. Jensen was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2007 Wo ...

, ''Lead'' Ane Hansen, ''Alternate''

References

External links

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2010 Olympics profile
1973 births Danish female curlers Living people Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers of Denmark Sportspeople from Copenhagen People from Tårnby Municipality 20th-century Danish women {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub