Henrik Jørgensen (runner)
Henrik Høve Jørgensen (10 October 1961 – 26 January 2019) was a Danish marathon runner, who won the London Marathon in 1988. He finished 5th in 1985 in 2:09.43 hours – this time remains the Danish national record and stood as the Nordic record for over 30 years until beaten by Sondre Nordstad Moen in 2017. Born in Herlev, Jørgensen represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was a two-time national champion in the men's 5000 m.
Jørgensen competed for Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA until 1982, returning to Denmark later that year.[citation needed].
Jørgensen died on Bornholm in January 2019 aged 57, from a heart attack during a training run[1]
Danish distance runner Anna Holm Baumeister is Jørgensen's daughter.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1982 | Copenhagen Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1st | Marathon | 2:22:19 |
1983 | Copenhagen Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:41 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 2:10:47 | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th | Marathon | 2:14:10 | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 19th | Marathon | 2:15:55 |
Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:11:31 | |
1985 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon | 2:09:43 |
1986 | Berlin Marathon | West Berlin, West Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:49 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | Marathon | 2:14:58 |
1988 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:20 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd | Marathon | 2:16:40 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henrik Jørgensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11.
- Henrik Jørgensen at World Athletics
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