Leif Jenssen

:: 11/4/2010: Stephen Powell, Irmo SC, Richland
Here is the video highlights of Leif's lifts in Munich. You see part of the front flip too. You may have to copy and paste the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm1kwRPYzw

:: 11/3/2010: hansen, oslo , norway
Jenssen's gold medal is awarded to Norway's biggest sporting achievement of all time. This says something about how high we Norwegians put an olympic gold in weightlifting. Jenssen did 305 in the back squat also. That is amazing.

:: 9/7/2010: arthur chidlovski, boston ma, usa
dear mr. Rodriguez, thanks so much for your memories about leif jenssen. it's totally priceless. the amazing thing for me also is that being a super presser, jenssen continued to compete on the top level after the press lift was cancelled in 1972.

:: 9/2/2010: ALFONSO A RODRIGUEZ, PALM BAY FLORIDA, USA
I SAW HIM LIFT IN MUNICH 1972. THAT WAS THE NIGHT TH THE RUSSIAN ENTRIES IN THE LIGHTHEAVY CLASS DISQUALIFIED THEMSELVES BY MISSING ALL THEIR PRESSES. PABLOV WITH 369 WACK BACKWARD TRHEE TIME AND SHARY WITH 380 DID THE SAME. NOW JENSEN WAS NOT THE BEST TECHNICIAN I HAVE EVER SEEN, HE WAS VERY MUSCULAR AND MUSCLE BOUND. HE POWER CLEAN AND POWER SNATCH EVERYTHING HE LIFTED THAT NIGHT. WHAT WAQS MOST IMPRESSIVE WASA HIS 172 KILO (380 LBS) PRESSS WHICH HE PRESSED IN ALMOST MILITARY STYLE. THAT VIKING WAS SUPER STRONG. i WONDER HOW MUCH COULD HE HAVE LIFTED IN THE SNATCH AND C&J IF HAD HE BEEN A FLEXIBLE TECHNICIAN LIKE VALERY SHARRY WHO LATER CAME BACK TO WIN IN MONTREAL 1976. i SAW JENSEN TRAINING IN MUNICH PRESSING 336 (MILITARY STLY) POWER SNATCHING 308 AND POWER CLEAN AND JERKING 374. HE DID THIS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE COMPETITION. LIKE I SAID, HE WAS SUPER STRONG ALTHOUGH NOT TECHNICALLY GIFTED. NEVER THE LESS, HE WAS POPULAR WINNER AND RECEIVED A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOLLOWING WHAT COULD PASS AS THE STIFFEST FOWARD FLIP IN HISTORY AS HIS CELEBRATORY MOVEMENT WITH A BROAD SMILE. NICE TO HE HIM COLLECT HIS GOLD MEDAL. A FEW YEARS AGO, I HEARD FROM A NORWEGIAN PASSENGER I INSPECTED (I RETIRED FROM U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION) THAT JENSEN WAS WORKING FOR THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IN NORWAY. HE MUST BE RETIRED BY NOW. JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, I ASKED THE PASSENGER ABOUT JENSEN AND HE KNEW OF HIM VERY WELL SINCE HE IS TO BE WELL REGARDED FOR HIS OLYMPIC TRIUMPH TO THIS DAY. WHO SAYS THAT NORWEGIANS ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR WINTER WARRIORS?

:: 9/1/2008: STEVE LOFE, , USA
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOOTAGE OF LEIF FROM THE 72 OLYMPICS.THERE MUST BE SOME OUT THERE.

:: 12/24/2007: Asef, fredrikstad , norway
Jeg er på vei oppover;) skal bli deilig å få knust de rekorda dine;) hehe

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