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Norwegian speed skater
Bjørg Eva Jensen
Bjørg Eva Jensen during the World Junior Championships in Assen, Netherlands in January 1980
Personal information
Born (1960-02-15) 15 February 1960 (age 64)
Larvik, Norway
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubIF Fram, Larvik
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid 3,000 m
World Allround Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Hamar Allround
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Montreal Junior
Silver medal – second place 1979 Grenoble Junior
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Inzell Junior
Gold medal – first place 1980 Assen Junior

Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 15 February 1960) is a speed skater from Norway. She had her best year in 1980, when she became junior world allround champion, finished third at the senior allround world championships, and won the 3,000 m event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

After that she had very few international successes, but she won 15 Norwegian titles, including 8 allround, 4 sprint, and 3 single distance titles. In 2002, aged 42, she won silver on the 5,000 m at the Norwegian Single Distance Championships. She later participated in the 2006 Norwegian Single Distance Championships, aged 45, finishing 12th on the 1,500 m and 7th on the 3,000 m.

Jensen is also a successful bicycle racer and won the Norwegian Championships in both time trial and individual pursuit in 1979. She was awarded the 1980 Egebergs Ærespris for her achievements in speed skating and cycling and was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year that same year.

National titles
Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Norwegian Allround 1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1986
1987
1988		 – –
Norwegian Sprint 1979
1981
1982
1983		 1977
1978		 1976
Norwegian Single Distance 1987 (3,000 m)
1988 (3,000 m)
1988 (5,000 m)		 1988 (1,500 m)
2002 (5,000 m)		 –
Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the last column (WR) lists the official world records on the dates that Jensen skated her personal records.

Distance Time Date Location WR
500 m 42.40 3 April 1978 Medeo 40.68
1,000 m 1:24.30 10 March 1979 Larvik 1:23.46
1,500 m 2:08.61 15 January 1984 Medeo 2:04.04
3,000 m 4:29.28 14 February 1982 Inzell 4:21.70
5,000 m 7:50.4  27 December 1982 Larvik none
10,000 m 16:49.82 7 March 1985 Savalen none
Small combination 179.076 15 January 1984 Medeo 177.669

Jensen has an Adelskalender score of 177.190 points. Her highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a 3rd place.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Bjørg Eva Jensen. sports-reference.com
  2. Note that the 5,000 m was suspended as a world record event at the 1955 ISU Congress, but was reinstated again at the 1982 ISU Congress.
  3. Note that the 10,000 m was suspended as a world record event at the 1953 ISU Congress.

Bibliography

  • Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 – 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
  • Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999.
  • Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
  • Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på skøyter, 1894 – 2005. Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2005.
  • Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap På Skøyter, 1887 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
  • Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.

External links

Olympic champions in women's 3000 m speed skating
Awards
Preceded byEystein Weltzien Egebergs Ærespris
1980 		Succeeded byCato Zahl Pedersen
Preceded byGrete Waitz Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
1980 		Succeeded byTom Lund
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