Dennis Jensen (born 11 September 1969) is a retired Danish long-distance runner who specializes in

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and

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

races. He represented

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. Jensen won a number of medals at the

Nordic Cross Country Championships The Nordic Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition that is contested between the Nordic countries. The championships are generally held in mid-November and the host nation rotates every year between ...

: winning the competition in 2000 and taking the bronze in 1997, 1998 and 2001. He finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Championships. Jensen is a seven-time national champion (1997-2003) in the men's 5,000 metres.

Personal bests

*3000 metres - 7:52.09 min (2001) *5000 metres - 13:25.39 min (2000) - national record.Danish athletics records
/ref> *10,000 metres - 28:08.64 min (2002)

References

* 1969 births Living people Danish male long-distance runners Danish male marathon runners Danish male cross country runners Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub