Sjef Hensgens (27 January 1948 – 19 May 2024) was a Dutch
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...
. He competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
in the 800 m event, but failed to reach the final, placing 4th in his heat with a time of 1:51,2.
[ Hensgens died on 19 May 2024, at the age of 76.Sjef Hensgens overleden]
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1948 births
2024 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Dutch male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
People from Gulpen-Wittem
21st-century Dutch people
Athletes from Limburg (Netherlands)
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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