Lene Jenssen

Lene Jenssen
Personal information
Nationality  Norway
Born (1957-04-22) 22 April 1957
Fredrikstad, Østfold
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Kongstensvømmerne
Lene Jenssen
Medal record
Competitor for  Norway
Women's swimming
World Championships
1978 Berlin 100 m freestyle

Lene Jenssen (born 22 April 1957 in Fredrikstad) is a Norwegian swimmer.

She competed at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin, where she won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle.

She also participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jenssen won 17 gold medals in national championships, and received the King's Cup three times (1976, 1978 and 1979). She was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1978.

References

  1. "Profile: Lene Jenssen". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
Preceded by
Grete Waitz
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
1978
Succeeded by
Grete Waitz


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