Morten Jensen at Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague 14June2010 067

Morten Jensen (born 2 December 1982 in Lynge) is a

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former

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athlete. He specialised in the

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and also competed in the

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and

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. He holds the Danish record in the long jump and formerly held the national records in the 100 metres and indoor 200 metres. He competed at the

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and

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, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, and the

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without qualifying for the final round. He was runner-up in the 2010 Finnish Elite Games rankings, just missing out on

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for that year's jackpot.Sonninen, A-P (2010-08-22)
Spencer takes the Finnish Elite Games jackpot in Joensuu

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. Retrieved on 2010-08-24. He has been a part of the Sparta team since 2005, before then he was a part of FIF Hillerød. His coach was Leif Dahlberg after the 2010 European Championships he changed to Lars Nielsen and Anders Møller.

International competitions

*All results regarding long jump, unless stated otherwise

Personal bests

* 100 metres: 10.29 s (2004) * 200 metres: 20.75 s (2004) * Long jump: 8.25 m (2005)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Morten 1982 births Living people Danish male long jumpers Danish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Denmark Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Denmark People from Allerød Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark

International competitions

Personal bests

See also

References