Henrik Høve Jørgensen (10 October 1961 – 26 January 2019) was a Danish marathon runner, who won the London Marathon in 1988. He finished 5th in 1985 in 2:09.43 hours – this time remains the Danish national record and stood as the Nordic record for over 30 years until beaten by Sondre Nordstad Moen in 2017. Born in Herlev, Jørgensen represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was a two-time national champion in the men's 5000 m. Jørgensen competed for Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA until 1982, returning to Denmark later that year. . Jørgensen died on Bornholm in January 2019 aged 57, from a heart attack during a training run Danish distance runner Anna Holm Baumeister is Jørgensen's daughter. Achievements References Dansk Atletik Forbund i tal 1961 births 2019 deaths Danish male long-distance runners Danish male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Denmark Athletes from Copenhagen London Marathon male winners 20th-century Danish people 21st-century Danish people