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Place of Birth: Fredrikstad, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Leif Jenssen
- Leif Jenssen (born March 19, 1948) is a former Norwegian weightlifter.
- He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the light-heavyweight class.
- He obtained silver medal three times in the World Championships, in 1970s, 1971 and 1974.
- Jenssen was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1971. Until January 1973 use of anabolic steroids was not prohibited.
- Jenssen has been open about his use of steroids until the ban, including during the 1972 Olympics.
- He started using methandrostenolone prescribed by his general practitioner in 1970.
- He stated that he has no bad conscience about the use, as he estimates that 49 of 50 of the world's best weightlifters used steroids at the time.
- He regards it as impossible to have won the Olympic medal without use of the performance-enhancing drugs, but has stated that he believes that if no-one had used them, including himself, he would still have won.
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