Claus Jørgensen (racewalker)

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Denmark
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 8th 10,000m 41:57.48
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 83rd 20 km 1:42:43
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th 20 km 1:25:29
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China 92nd 20 km 1:37:22
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 29th 20 km 1:25:28
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 116th 20 km 1:34:54
World Championships Athens, Greece 20 km DNF
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th 20 km 1:26:28
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 20 km DNF
World Championships Seville, Spain 23rd 20 km 1:34:47
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 45th 20 km 1:28:48

References

  • Claus Jørgensen at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claus Jørgensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • IAAF Fact & Figures
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