Ninja Jorgensen

{{Short description|American volleyball player (1940–2017)}}

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| fullname = Ninja Louise Jorgensen

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| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|7|6}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|3|1940|7|6}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20171006212508/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2017/October/05/1968-Olympian-Ninja-Jorgensen-Passes-Away Ninja Jorgensen's obituary]

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| height = 186 cm

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| nationalteam = {{Flag|United States}}

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| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1967 Winnipeg | Team }}

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Ninja Louise Jorgensen (July 6, 1940 – October 3, 2017) was an American volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1967 Pan American Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Life

She was born in Los Angeles, California.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/ninja-jorgensen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/ninja-jorgensen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Ninja Jorgensen |accessdate=August 19, 2012}}

From 1962 to 1998, she was coach at Glendale High School.{{Cite web|url=https://volleymob.com/1968-u-s-olympian-ninja-jorgensen-passes-away/|title = 1968 U.S. Olympian Ninja Jorgensen Passes Away}}

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