Bjørg Eva Jensen
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Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 15 February 1960 in Larvik) is a speed skater from Norway.
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[edit] Biography
Jensen had her best year in 1980 when, while still a junior, she became Junior World Allround Champion, won bronze at the (Senior) World Allround Championships, and won gold on the 3,000 m at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
Although she did not have many international successes as a senior, she won 15 Norwegian Championships, consisting of 8 Norwegian Allround Championships titles, 4 Norwegian Sprint Championships titles, and 3 Norwegian Single Distance Championships titles. In 2002, aged 42, she won silver on the 5,000 m at the Norwegian Single Distance Championships and she participated in the 2006 Norwegian Single Distance Championships as well, 45 years old, finishing 12th on the 1,500 m and 7th on the 3,000 m.
Jensen was successful in bicycle racing as well and won the Norwegian Championships in both time trial and pursuit in 1979. She was awarded the 1980 Egebergs Ærespris for her achievements in speed skating and cycling and was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year that same year.
[edit] Medals
An overview of medals won by Jensen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
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| Winter Olympics | 1980 (3,000 m) | – | – |
| World Allround | – | 1980 | – |
| World Sprint | – | – | – |
| World Cup | – | – | – |
| European Allround | – | – | – |
| Norwegian Allround | 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 |
– | – |
| Norwegian Sprint | 1979 1981 1982 1983 |
1977 1978 |
1976 |
| Norwegian Single Distance | 1987 (3,000 m) 1988 (3,000 m) 1988 (5,000 m) |
1988 (1,500 m) 2002 (5,000 m) |
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[edit] Personal records
To put these personal records in perspective, the last column (WR) lists the official world records on the dates that Jensen skated her personal records.
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | WR |
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| 500 m | 42.40 | 3 April 1978 | Medeo | 40.68 |
| 1,000 m | 1:24.30 | 10 March 1979 | Larvik | 1:23.46 |
| 1,500 m | 2:08.61 | 15 January 1984 | Medeo | 2:04.04 |
| 3,000 m | 4:29.28 | 14 February 1982 | Inzell | 4:21.70 |
| 5,000 m | 7:50.4 | 27 December 1982 | Larvik | none |
| 10,000 m | 16:49.82 | 7 March 1985 | Savalen | none |
| Small combination | 179.076 | 15 January 1984 | Medeo | 177.669 |
Note that the 5,000 m was suspended as a world record event at the 1955 ISU Congress, but was reinstated again at the 1982 ISU Congress.
Note that the 10,000 m was suspended as a world record event at the 1953 ISU Congress.
Jensen has an Adelskalender score of 177.190 points. Her highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a 3rd place.
[edit] References
- Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
- Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999.
- Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
- Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på skøyter, 1894 - 2005. Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2005.
- Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap På Skøyter, 1887 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
- Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
[edit] External links
- Bjørg Eva Jensen at SkateResults.com
- Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
- Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages
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| Preceded by Eystein Weltzien |
Egebergs Ærespris 1980 |
Succeeded by Cato Zahl Pedersen |
| Preceded by Grete Waitz |
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1980 |
Succeeded by Tom Lund |
