Claus Jørgensen (born 15 March 1974 in Randers, Midtjylland) is a retired male race walker from Denmark, who was affiliated with MK Nørrevang during his career. His personal best time of 1:22:18 in the 20 kilometres road walk is the Danish record for the event.
He made his first and only Olympic appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was 29th in the men's 20 km walk. He also represented Denmark at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 and 1999. He is a four-time participant in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Achievements Representing 1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea8th10,000m41:57.481993World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico83rd20 km1:42:431994European Championships Helsinki, Finland16th20 km1:25:291995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China92nd20 km1:37:221996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States29th20 km1:25:281997World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic116th20 km1:34:54World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece—20 kmDNF1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary14th20 km1:26:281999World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France—20 kmDNFWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain23rd20 km1:34:472000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany45th20 km1:28:48
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IAAF Fact & Figures