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Class(es)
  
49er

Weight
  
80 kg

Height
  
1.86 m

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Iain Jensen



Born
  
23 May 1988 (age 36) (
1988-05-23
)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia

Olympic medals
  
Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er

Similar People
  
Nathan Outteridge, Peter Burling, Blair Tuke

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Iain Jensen (born 23 May 1988) is an Australian sailor. Born in Belmont, New South Wales and lives in Lake Macquarie. He is a member of the NSW Institute of Sport in Sydney and a wing trimmer for Artemis Racing; a Challenger in the 35th America's Cup.

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He started sailing in his hometown of Wangi Wangi when he was five years old, alongside Olympic and Artemis Racing team mate Nathan Outteridge.

Together with Nathan Outteridge he won the 2009 and 2011 49er World Championships and gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49ers class. The team also won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career Highlights:

  • 2011 Sailing World Cup Medemblik, Netherlands - 2nd in 49er
  • 2011 Sailing World Cup Weymouth Great Britain - 1st in 49er
  • 2011 European Championships Helsinki Finland - 1st in 49er
  • 2011 Olympic Test Event Weymouth Great Britain - 1st in 49er
  • 2011 World Championships Perth Australia - 1st in 49er
  • 2012 Sail for Gold Regatta Weymouth Great Britain - 1st in 49er
  • 2012 Olympic Games London Great Britain - 1st in 49er
  • 2017 Moth Sailing World Championships Malcesine Italy - 3rd in Moth class

    • Australian sailing team athlete profile iain jensen


    References

    Iain Jensen Wikipedia
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