Bernhard Jensen

Jakob Bernhard Christian Jensen (February 16, 1912 June 17, 1997) was a Danish flatwater canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Bernhard Jensen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1948 LondonK-2 1000 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1948 LondonK-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1948 LondonK-2 500 m

Jensen also won two bronze medals at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 500 m events.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Jensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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