Dennis Jensen (born 11 September 1969) is a retired Danish long-distance runner who specializes in
5000 and
10,000 metres
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races. He represented
Sparta
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.
Jensen won a number of medals at the
Nordic Cross Country Championships
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: winning the competition in 2000 and taking the bronze in 1997, 1998 and 2001. He finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the
2002 European Championships. Jensen is a seven-time
national champion (1997-2003) in the men's 5,000 metres.
Personal bests
*3000 metres - 7:52.09 min (2001)
*5000 metres - 13:25.39 min (2000) - national record.
Danish athletics records
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*10,000 metres - 28:08.64 min (2002)
References
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1969 births
Living people
Danish male long-distance runners
Danish male marathon runners
Danish male cross country runners
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