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Philip Jensen (born 8 November 1967 in Te Aroha) is a former New Zealand representative hammer thrower.
His biggest success came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, England where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the IAAF World Cup held in Madrid, Spain that same year.
Earlier in his sporting career he represented New Zealand in Rugby union, when from November 1984 to January 1985 he toured the United Kingdom with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team. Later that year he was again picked for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby union Team who toured Australia.
Sporting Career highlights
= Athletics
=World Cup
Commonwealth Games
New Zealand Track & Field Championships
Philip has had a very long career, with some interesting statistics relating to national titles, as follows:-
most titles – 20.
longest career – 26 years between his first title win and his last.
most in a row – 17 consecutive titles.
Personal Best
His personal best is 72.06m, achieved in February 1998 in Auckland, New Zealand.
References
External links
Philip Jensen at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
NZOC Profile
Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes