Bjørg Eva Jensen

Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 15 February 1960 in Larvik) is a speed skater from Norway.

Biography

Jensen had her best year in 1980 when, while still a junior, she became Junior World Allround Champion, won bronze at the (Senior) World Allround Championships, and won gold on the 3,000 m at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Although she did not have many international successes as a senior, she won 15 Norwegian Championships, consisting of 8 Norwegian Allround Championships titles, 4 Norwegian Sprint Championships titles, and 3 Norwegian Single Distance Championships titles. In 2002, aged 42, she won silver on the 5,000 m at the Norwegian Single Distance Championships and she participated in the 2006 Norwegian Single Distance Championships as well, 45 years old, finishing 12th on the 1,500 m and 7th on the 3,000 m.

Jensen was successful in bicycle racing as well and won the Norwegian Championships in both time trial and 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.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Jensen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

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.

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.

Note that the 10,000 m was suspended as a world record event at the 1953 ISU Congress.

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

References

* 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

* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/445 Bjørg Eva Jensen at SkateResults.com]
* [http://www.sskating.com/index.php?name=JENSEN&fname=Bj%C3%B8rg-Eva&nat=NOR&lm=l Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database]
* [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adel.htm Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages]