Martin Jensen (triple jumper), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian sportsperson (1942-2016)
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About Martin Jensen (triple jumper)
- Martin Jensen (3 January 1942 – 12 February 2016) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He hailed from Askøy and represented the local sports club Ask IL, later TIF Viking in Bergen, IL i BUL and IK Tjalve in Oslo.
- He competed at the 1966 European Indoor Games and the 1966 European Athletics Championships without reaching the final.
- Domestically, Jensen became Norwegian champion in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1969.His personal best jump was 16.27 metres, achieved in 1965.
- He was a Norwegian record holder, being the first in that country to break the 16-metre barrier.
- His main domestic competitors were Odd Bergh and Kristen Fløgstad, who eventually broke Jensen's record.
- Jensen also had 6.82 in the long jump, achieved in 1964.
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