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 and won the British AAA Championships title by virtue of winning the London marathon.
Jørgensen competed for Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA until 1982, returning to Denmark later that year. .
Jørgensen died on Bornholm in January 2019 aged 57, from a heart attack during a training run
Danish distance runner Anna Holm Baumeister is Jørgensen's daughter.
Achievements Representing 1982Copenhagen Marathon Copenhagen, Denmark 1stMarathon2:22:191983Copenhagen Marathon Copenhagen, Denmark 1stMarathon2:16:41London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rdMarathon2:10:47World Championships Helsinki, Finland19thMarathon2:14:10 1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States19thMarathon2:15:55 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan5thMarathon2:11:311985London Marathon London, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:09:431986Berlin Marathon West Berlin, West Germany 2ndMarathon2:11:491987World Championships Rome, Italy9thMarathon2:14:58 1988London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1stMarathon2:10:20Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea22ndMarathon2:16:40
References
Dansk Atletik Forbund i tal