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Iain Jensen

Summary

Iain Valjean Jensen OAM (born 23 May 1988 in Belmont, New South Wales) is an Australian sailor.

Iain Jensen
Personal information
Full nameIain Valjean Jensen
Born23 May 1988 (1988-05-23) (age 35)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Class49er
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 49er
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Riva del Garda 49er
Gold medal – first place 2011 Perth 49er
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zadar 49er
Silver medal – second place 2010 Casa de Campo Farr 40
Silver medal – second place 2010 Freeport 49er
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Riva del Garda 29er
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chicago Farr 40
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Santander 49er
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Malcesine Moth

He started sailing in his hometown of Wangi Wangi when he was five years old, with his Olympic and Artemis Racing teammate Nathan Outteridge.

With Outteridge, he won the 2009 and 2011 49er World Championships and gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49ers class.[2] The team also won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

He is a member of the NSW Institute of Sport in Sydney and a wing trimmer for Artemis Racing. He lives in Lake Macquarie.

Career highlights edit

  • 2011 Sailing World Cup Medemblik, Netherlands – 2nd in 49er
  • 2011 Sailing World Cup Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er
  • 2011 European Championships Helsinki Finland – 1st in 49er
  • 2011 Olympic Test Event Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er
  • 2011 World Championships Perth Australia – 1st in 49er
  • 2012 Sail for Gold Regatta Weymouth Great Britain – 1st in 49er
  • 2012 Olympic Games London Great Britain – 1st in 49er
  • 2017 Moth Sailing World Championships Malcesine Italy – 3rd in Moth class

References edit

  1. ^ "Iain Jensen". Official Site of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iain Jensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Rio Olympics – 49er Men". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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