Philip Jensen

Medal record
Competitor for  New Zealand
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2002 Manchester Hammer

Philip Jensen (born November 8, 1967 in Te Aroha) is a former New Zealand representative hammer thrower.

His biggest success came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, England where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the IAAF World Cup held in Madrid, Spain that same year.

Earlier in his sporting career he represented New Zealand in Rugby union, when from November 1984 to January 1985 he toured the United Kingdom with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team. Later that year he was again picked for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team who toured Australia.

Contents

Sporting Career highlights

Athletics

World Cup

Year Place Event Performance
2002 7th Hammer throw 67.09m

In this competition Philip finished ahead of Mick Jones who a few weeks earlier had beaten Philip in the Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games

Year Place Event Performance
2002 2nd Hammer throw 69.48m
1998 6th Hammer throw 69.63m
1990 5th Hammer throw 68.96m

New Zealand Track & Field Championships[1]

Philip has had a very long career, with some interesting statistics relating to national Hammer Throw titles, as follows:-

Year Place Event Performance Age (years)
2011 1st Hammer throw 59.04m 43
2010 1st Hammer throw 62.53m 42
2009 1st Hammer throw 58.90m 41
2008 1st Hammer throw 60.37m 40
2007 1st Hammer throw 62.20m 39
2006 1st Hammer throw 65.85m 38
2005 1st Hammer throw 65.72m 37
2004 1st Hammer throw 68.14m 36
2003 1st Hammer throw 69.52m 35
2002 1st Hammer throw 65.65m 34
2001 1st Hammer throw 62.80m 33
2000 1st Hammer throw 69.19m 32
1999 1st Hammer throw 69.16m 31
1998 1st Hammer throw 70.88m 30
1997 3rd Hammer throw  ?? 29
1996 1st Hammer throw 64.68m 28
1995 1st Hammer throw 62.08m 27
1989 2nd Hammer throw  ?? 22
1988 1st Hammer throw 64.02m 20

Personal Best

His personal best is 72.06m, achieved in February 1998 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Rugby

Sevens

Represented Waikato in 7s Rugby at the New Zealand National Tournament.

Year Location
1993 Palmerston North
1990 Palmerston North

Fifteens

Member of extended Waikato Squad as a Prop in 1990 after retiring from Athletics. However, with Waikato featuring what would become an all All Blacks front row (Richard Loe, Graham Purvis, Warren Gatland), it would be difficult for Philip to make it into the starting fifteen.

Member of Waikato 'B' Team. Preferring to play in the backline, Philip successfully switched from Hooker to Wing at a representative level.

Year Position
1995 Wing
1994 Hooker

External links

References

  1. ^ New Zealand Championships (GBR Athletics)