Norway · Men's 82.5 kg, August 1972
Leif Jenssen
Leif Jenssen (born 19 March 1948) is a weightlifter from Norway, with one Olympic gold medal. On record here: the medal at the 1972 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic gold
- 1
Leif Jenssen at the Olympic Games
Latest medal on record: 1972 Olympic Games, 27 August 1972, 82.5 kg, place 1.
Leif Jenssen by the numbers
How old Leif Jenssen is today, and how tall.
- Age now
- 78
- Height
- 165 cm
- 5 ft 5 in.
Leif Jenssen's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 | 1 | not shown | 82.5 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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