Sid Jensen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSidney Allen "Sid"•Jensen
Used nameSid•Jensen
Born11 August 1947 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (CAN)
Died18 November 2025 (aged 78 years 3 months 7 days)
Measurements168 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsMichigan Wolverines, Ann Arbor (USA)
NOC Canada

Biography

In 1968 Canadian gymnast Sid Jensen represented his nation at the Mexico City Olympics, finishing 16th in the team event. Three years later Jensen won bronze in the team event at the Pan American Games. In the same year as the Olympics, he met his future wife at the University of Michigan. He also represented the university’s gymnastic team, winning bronze on the parallel bars at the 1968 NCAA Championships, before winning gold in the team event at the 1970 Championships. In 1973 the couple moved from Thunder Bay, Ontario to Fort Myers, Florida, where they lived for the rest of their lives. Jensen later worked as a pilot for Bar Harbor Eastern Express, taught language arts in public schools, and ran his own oak furniture manufacturing company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) CAN Sid Jensen
All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) =77
Team, Men (Olympic) Canada 16
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =88 r1/2
Vault, Men (Olympic) =49 r1/2
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =90 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 70 r1/2
Rings, Men (Olympic) =32 r1/2
Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic) =89 r1/2

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