Morten Jensen (born 2 December 1982 in Lynge) is a Danish former track and field athlete. He specialised in the long jump and also competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprints. He holds the Danish record in the long jump and formerly held the national records in the 100 metres and indoor 200 metres.
He competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, and the 2008 Olympic Games without qualifying for the final round.
He was runner-up in the 2010 Finnish Elite Games rankings, just missing out on Levern Spencer for that year's jackpot.Sonninen, A-P (2010-08-22). Spencer takes the Finnish Elite Games jackpot in Joensuu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-24.
He has been a part of the Sparta team since 2005, before then he was a part of FIF Hillerød. His coach was Leif Dahlberg after the 2010 European Championships he changed to Lars Nielsen and Anders Møller.
International competitions All results regarding long jump, unless stated otherwise Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile28th (qf)100m10.70 (wind: +0.7 m/s)17th (q)Long jump7.25 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland8thLong jump7.81 m (wind: 2.0 m/s)2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden23rdLong jump7.42 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany29thLong jump7.75 m2011European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rdLong jump8.00 m
Personal bests 100 metres: 10.29 s (2004) 200 metres: 20.75 s (2004) Long jump: 8.25 m (2005)
See also List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men) List of 100 metres national champions (men) List of 200 metres national champions (men)
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