Jens Jørn Mortensen (23 February 1927 – 25 May 2023) was a Danish

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He died in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

on 25 May 2023, at the age of 96.

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* 1927 births 2023 deaths Danish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Denmark Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Skanderborg 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-weightlifting-bio-stub