23 January 2012

Another Dane qualified for London2012

On Friday the 27th January 2012 is exactly half years for the Olympics in London begins and another Dane can begin to enjoy a little extra. The trampoline jumper Peter Jensen, who has qualified for the Olympics, can be well excited.


Rights: Scanpix, photographer: Adrian Dennis.
 
Peter Jensen was at an Olympic Games qualifier program qualification in trampoline for London 2012. Jensen has previously been involved in the Olympics in both 2004 and 2008 where he represented Denmark.

The 31-year-old Copenhagener who normally jumps in Copenhagen Trampoline Club, is right now finishing his master degree in sport-science. Jensen aims to complete it in April, when he starts to train full time towards the Olympics.

When Peter Jensen qualified for the Olympics in London 2012, 13 January this year, he tested the conditions for Olympics.

Qualifying took place in the O2 Arena (North Greenwich Arena) in England's capital, which is also where all gymnastics disciplines will be hold during the legend.

Gymnastics has three different disciplines in the Olympics, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. Trampoline was introduced in Olympics program in Sydney in 2000.

Trampoline jumping will be held over two days in North Greenwich. When trampoline starts, there will be sit a panel of judges, who award the jumpers with points from 1-10. The gymnasts will be judged on how nice and correct the jumps are.

Denmark has never won a medal in trampoline and last time Denmark won a medal in gymnastics was the 1916th

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