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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 November 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 July 1999 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Harold "Syd" Jensen (13 November 1922 – 22 July 1999) was a Grand Prix motorcycle and auto racer from New Zealand.
Jensen's best result in motorcycle racing was at the 1949 Isle of Man TT when he placed 5th in the Senior TT. He later moved to auto racing, finishing second to Bruce McLaren the New Zealand Gold Star Championship in 1959. Jensen won the New Zealand Gold Star Championship in 1960.