Curtis Jensen (born 1 November 1990), also known as Curt Jensen, is an American
shot put
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thrower. He has made 11 national finals, with his best finish being third at the
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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Biography
Jensen was raised in
Geneseo, Illinois
Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,539. Geneseo is 20 miles east of the Quad Cities, at the intersection of Interstate 80, U.S. Route 6 and Illinois R ...
where he attended
Geneseo High School, where he competed in
football
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, wrestling, and track, with a best finish of 2nd at the state meet in
discus throw
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In 2009, Jensen joined the
Illinois State Redbirds track and field team. His two
NCAA Division I
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championship finals appearances came during his final year in 2014, where he placed 8th both
indoors and
outdoors in the shot put.
From 2013 to 2021, Jensen made 11 appearances at
USATF
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indoor and outdoor championships, with a best finish of 3rd at
the 2018 outdoor edition in a non-global-championship year.
Jensen also set his personal best in 2018 to win the
Grande Premio Brasil de Atletismo meeting in Brazil. At the end of that year, Jensen was ranked 8th globally in the shot put.
In August 2023, Jensen became the 5th person on record to
jerk lift 500 pounds, according to
USA Weightlifting media partner BarBend.
As of 2023, Jensen coaches the
Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds track and field team residing in
Bloomer, Wisconsin
Bloomer is a city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city of Bloomer was 3,683.
History
Mr. Bloomer and a group of men from Galena, Illinois built a mill on the site in 1848. As winter ...
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Statistics
Personal bests
References
External links
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Living people
1990 births
American male shot putters
Illinois State Redbirds men's track and field athletes
Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds coaches
21st-century American sportsmen