Henrik Jørgensen

Henrik Jørgensen 1986

Henrik Høve Jørgensen (born October 10, 1961 in Copenhagen , † January 26, 2019 on Bornholm ) was a Danish athlete .

The long-distance runner was a total of ten times national champion and three times he set a national record over 5000 and 10,000 meters .

In 1983, Jørgensen set a national record as third in the London Marathon with 2:10:47 h and, as in the previous year, won the Copenhagen Marathon . In 1985 he finished second in the City - Pier - City Loop and fifth in the London Marathon, each with national records. In 1986 he won the Egmond Half Marathon and came second in the Berlin Marathon , in 1987 he won the Paderborn Easter run over 25 km, and in 1988 he celebrated his greatest triumph with victory in the London Marathon in 2:10:20 h.

Jørgensen took part in two Olympic marathons: at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he finished 19th, and the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, where he finished 22nd. Also in the marathon he was ninth at the World Athletics Championships in 1983 in Helsinki and ninth at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.

Jørgensen's daughter, Anna Holm Baumeister , is also a long-distance runner and took part in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Jørgensen died of a heart attack on January 26, 2019 during a training run.

Personal bests

5000 m: 13: 27.76 min, July 27, 1985, Oslo (former Danish record)
10,000 m: 27: 57.98 min, July 2, 1985, Stockholm (former Danish record)
Half marathon : 1:02:14 h, March 30, 1985, The Hague (former Danish record)
Marathon: 2:09:43 h, April 21, 1985, London (Danish record; as of April 2010)

Web links

Henrik Jørgensen in the database of World Athletics (English)
Henrik Jørgensen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Henrik Jørgensen. In: dafital.dk. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012 (Danish).; accessed on January 28, 2019

Individual evidence

↑ Maratonstjernen Henrik Jørgensen er død - blev 57 år. In: BT.dk . January 27, 2019, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Danish, "marathon runner Henrik Jørgensen died - he was 57 years old").

personal data
SURNAME	Jørgensen, Henrik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jørgensen, Henrik Høve (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH	January 26, 2019
Place of death	Bornholm

[1] Maratonstjernen Henrik Jørgensen er død - blev 57 år. In: BT.dk . January 27, 2019, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Danish, "marathon runner Henrik Jørgensen died - he was 57 years old").