Jacob Carstensen (born 10 September 1978 in Kastrup, Tårnby) is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the world title in the 400m Freestyle at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships (25m) in Gothenburg.

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Jacob Carstensen

Jacob Carstensen (2009)
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Full name	Jacob Frilund Carstensen
Nationality	Denmark
Born	(1978-09-10) 10 September 1978 (age 45) Kastrup, Tårnby
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Sædding-Guldager, Esbjerg
Medal record World Championships (SC) 1997 Gothenburg 400 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 400 m medley European Championships (SC) 2002 Riesa 400 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m medley

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• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacob Carstensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.

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