Iain Jensen
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FullnameIain Valjean Jensen
Born23 May 1988 (age 37)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
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| Full name | Iain Valjean Jensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1988 (age 37) Belmont, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | 49er | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iain Valjean Jensen OAM (born 23 May 1988 in Belmont, New South Wales) is an Australian sailor. He was inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2025.[2]
He started sailing in his hometown of Wangi Wangi when he was five years old, with his Olympic and Artemis Racing teammate Nathan Outteridge.
With Outteridge, he won the 2009 and 2011 49er World Championships and gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49ers class.[3] The team also won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
He is a member of the NSW Institute of Sport in Sydney and a wing trimmer for Artemis Racing. He lives in Lake Macquarie.
