Larsen Jensen
Larsen Jensen 
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Larsen Jensen between Laura and George W. Bush ; far right Michael Phelps |
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| Surname: | Larsen Jensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle, layers, back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | Trojan Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | September 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bakersfield , California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.83 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larsen Jensen (born September 1, 1985 in Bakersfield , California ) is an American freestyle swimmer .
Career
Larsen Jensen has been world class since the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona , where he won silver in the 800m freestyle. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , he won silver in the 1500m freestyle and was fourth in the 400m. The 2005 World Championships in Montreal brought again the runner-up title in the 800 m, and also the 1500 m freestyle. The 2006 Short Course World Cup in Shanghai was less successful . In the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, the athlete from Los Angeles won the bronze medal, but he missed it in fourth over 1500 m and only seventh over 400 m. Jensen also missed a medal in fourth place in the 1500 m at the World Championships in Melbourne , as well as at the 2008 Short Course World Cup in Manchester , where the Trojan Swim Club political student also came fourth in the USA's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay .
In the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing won Jensen, who is trained by Dave Salo, behind the South Korean Tae-Hwan Park and the Chinese Zhang Lin the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle in 3: 42.78 minutes. He will also compete on the 1500 m course.
Web links
- Larsen Jensen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Jensen at teamusa.org (English)
- Larsen Jensen in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
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| SURNAME | Jensen, Larsen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American freestyle swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bakersfield , California , United States |