Philip Jensen
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| Born | 8 November 1967 Te Aroha, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 72.06 m (1998) | ||||||||||||||
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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.