Pál Joensen

picture info	Pál Joensen Pál Joensen (born 10 December 1990) is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. He has won World and European Championship medals. His bronze medal in the men's 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul was the first medal won by a Faroese swimmer at the World Aquatic Championships. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Denmark in three events: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, 1500 metre freestyle. As a Faroese athlete, he competed for Denmark as the Faroe Islands do not have a separate Olympic body. Joensen holds many of List of Faroese records in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 and a land area of 1,393 km². The official language is Faroese language, Faroese, which is partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic language, Icelandic. The terrain is rugged, dominated by fjords and cliffs with sparse vegetation and few trees. As a result of its proximity to the Arctic Circle, the islands experience perpetual Twilight, civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days; nevertheless, they experience a Oceanic climate#Subpolar variety (Cfc, Cwc), subpolar oceanic climate and mild temperatures year-round due to the Gulf Stream. The capital, Tórshavn, receives the fewest recorded hours of sunshine of any city in the world at only 840 per year. Færeyinga saga, Færeyinga Saga and the writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2007 Island Games The 2007 Island Games were the 12th edition of the Island Games.The week-long Games were held in Rhodes, Greece, from June 30 to July 6, 2007. Medal count Sports The sports chosen for the games were: See also * Basketball at the 2007 Island Games * Women's Football at the 2007 Island Games * Men's Football at the 2007 Island Games External links rhodes2007.info {{Island Games Island Games Island Games Island Games Island Games The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent ... Multi-sport events in Greece Sport in Rhodes Events in Rhodes June 2007 sports events in Europe July 2007 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Faroese Records In Swimming The Faroese records in swimming are ratified by the Faroese Swimming Federation: Svimjisamband Føroya (SSF). Long course (50 m) Men Women Mixed relay Short course (25 m) Men Women Mixed relay References ;General Faroese Long Course Records''28 June 2025 updated'' Faroese Short Course Records''28 June 2025 updated'' ;Specific External links SSF web siteFaroe Islands Recordsswimrankings.net ''28 June 2025 updated'' {{Records in swimming Faroe Islands Records Swimming Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle The men's 1,500 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 3–4 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. Shaking off a potential false start due to fan noise, China's Sun Yang put together a marvelous swim with a relentless attack on his world record to strike a long-distance freestyle double at the Olympic Games for the first time, since the Soviet Union's Vladimir Salnikov did so in 1980. Leading from the start, Sun quickly dropped two seconds under a world-record pace, as he pulled away further from the rest of the field to smash his own standard with a stunning gold-medal time in 14:31.02. Trailing behind the leader by 8.61 seconds on a dominant fashion, Canada's Ryan Cochrane held off a close battle from Tunisia's defending champion Oussama Mellouli for the silver in an American record of 14:39.63. Meanwhile, Mellouli faded down the stretch to pick up a bronze in 14:40.31, edging out of South Korea's Park Tae-hwan (14:50.61) by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. men's team smashed the seven-minute barrier in textile to defend the Olympic title in the event, and most importantly, to keep Michael Phelps' all-time record alive. The American foursome of Ryan Lochte (1:45.15), Conor Dwyer (1:45.23), Ricky Berens (1:45.27), and Phelps (1:44.05) dominated the race from the start to put together a blazing fast finish in 6:59.70. As the Americans defended their Olympic title, Phelps also surpassed Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 List of multiple Olympic medalists, individual Olympic medals and four team medals for the Sovie ... to become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with a remarkable career tally of nineteen medals ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... Sun Yang made a historic milestone to become China's first ever male gold medalist in swimming, as he continued to build another Asian supremacy for the event, together with an Olympic record. He held off South Korea's defending champion Park Tae-hwan on the final stretch to effortlessly secure the gold medal in a sterling time of 3:40.14, cutting off Ian Thorpe's 2000 Olympic record by nearly half a second. Meanwhile, Park ended a dramatic day with a silver medal in his pocket at 3:42.06. Earlier in the prelims, he was disqualified for an immediate false start from heat three, but rein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Denmark At The 2012 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 113 athletes, 63 men and 50 women, competed in 17 sports, although two additional athletes played as team reserves. Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Handball was the only team-based sport in which Denmark was represented in at these Olympic games. The Danish team included several past Olympic champions, one of them defending (the men's lightweight coxless fours team, led by veteran rowers Eskild Ebbesen and Morten Jørgensen). Notable athletes included tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, and swimmer Lotte Friis, who won a bronze medal in Beijing. Kim Wraae Knudsen, silver medalist in the men's sprint kayak doubles in Beijing, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]