Jenny Mensing (born 26 February 1986) is a German

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. She has received several medals at European Championships. At the

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, she competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke. She finished in 16th place in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metre medley relay team which finished 12th in the heats and did not qualify for the final. Outside her sports career, Mensing works as a police officer, currently holding the rank of Polizeikommissar (police inspector).

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* * * * 1986 births Living people German female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers from Berlin German female backstroke swimmers 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub