Jakob Bernhard Christian Jensen (February 16, 1912 – June 17, 1997) was a

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flatwater canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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. Jensen also won two bronze medals at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 500 m events.

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* * * 1912 births 1997 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics