Patrick Jensen
{{short description|Australia para-alpine skier}}
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Patrick Jensen (born 27 February 1996) is a B2 classified visually impaired Para-alpine skier from Australia. He represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and the 2022 Winter Paralympics.{{Cite web|date=2 February 2022|title=Australian Paralympic Team Named For Beijing 2022 Winter Games|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/australian-paralympic-team-named-for-beijing-2022-winter-games/|access-date=4 February 2022|website=Paralympics Australia}}
Personal
At the age of seven, Jensen was diagnosed with macular dystrophy and Stargardt disease at the age of seven.{{cite web|title=Patrick Jensen|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/patrick-jensen/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee website|accessdate=22 February 2018}} Jensen has 70 per cent sight in his left eye, but his right is 70 per cent blind.{{cite news|last1=Connell|first1=Tim|title=Blind faith: Patrick Jensen, visually impaired skier|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3247645/blind-faith-patrick-jensen-visually-impaired-skier/|access-date=22 February 2018|work=Herald Sun|date=31 July 2015}} He is the drummer of Newcastle, New South Wales based skramz band George Booth. In 2018, he was studying massage therapy at Evolve College and considering a career in physiotherapy after 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Skiing
In 2013, Jensen attended a Disabled Wintersport Australia camp. In 2013, he debuted for Australia at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Thredbo, New South Wales. With his guide Lara Falk, they finished third in the Men's Giant Slalom B2 and Super-G B2 at the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. At the 2017 World Para-alpine Skiing Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, they finished ninth in the Men's Slalom B2.
At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he competed in two events - 11th in the Men's Giant Slalom Visually Impaired and did not finish in the Men's Slalom Visually Impaired.{{cite web|title=Patrick Jensen|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/alpine-skiing/athlete-profile-n3091749-patrick-jensen.htm|website=2018 Winter Paralympics Official site|accessdate=18 March 2018|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318120531/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/alpine-skiing/athlete-profile-n3091749-patrick-jensen.htm|url-status=dead}}
At the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, he finished seventh in both the Men's Downhill and Slalom Visually Impaired and ninth in the Men's Giant Slalom Visually Impaired.{{cite web |title=Patrick Jensen Results 2019 World Para Skiing Championships |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sella-nevea-kranjska-gora-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/asfa19/eng/zb/engzb_alpine-skiing-athlete-profile-n24165-jensen-patrick.htm |website=International Paralympic Committee website |accessdate=10 February 2019}}
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics with his guide Amelia Hodgson, he competed in five events - 6th in Super G and 8th in the Downhill and Slalom Visually Impaired events. He failed to finish in the Giant Slalom and Super G Combined.{{Cite web |title=Patrick Jensen |url=https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/en/results/para-alpine-skiing/athlete-profile-n1078502-patrick-jensen.htm |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics Official Results |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314001453/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/en/results/para-alpine-skiing/athlete-profile-n1078502-patrick-jensen.htm |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Paralympics Australia|patrick-jensen}}
- {{IPC|patrick-jensen}}
{{2018 Australian Paralympic Team}}
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Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for Australia
Category:Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
Category:Australian male alpine skiers
Category:Australian blind people