Chris Jenkins (powerlifter)

Competition record
Powerlifting Competition Record British Senior National Championships
World Powerlifting Congress World Championships
Mr Olympia Pro Invitational contest

Martial arts
Martial arts
Weight	90kg (198 lb)
Style	Judo and Wado-Ryu Karate
Stance	Orthodox
Rank	black belt in Karate ; brown belt in judo ; [10]
	last updated on: 21 July 2010

Chris Jenkins
Chris Jenkins
Born	Neath, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Christopher Jenkins is a Welsh powerlifter and martial artist. He is a former junior world powerlifting champion[1] and holds Welsh, British, European and world records in the powerlifts. Jenkins has been described as one of the greatest junior powerlifters of all time.[2] Chris Jenkins is also the former 90 kg (198 lb) and 82.5 kg (181 lb) class World Champion with the World Powerlifting Congress.

Early life

Chris Jenkins was raised in Port Talbot and was a pupil at Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr.[3] Jenkins began weight training at age 11 to improve his running at school. [4] In 1997 he began boxing with the Welsh Boxing Federation now Welsh Boxing Association and holds an amateur record of 7–0. Jenkins also holds a 1st Dan black belt in Wado Ryu karate under the Bushi Kai.[5]

Powerlifting career

Chris Jenkins was coached in his teens, by Welsh weightlifter Mike Brown at his private home gym in Margam, Port Talbot. Brown also coached double Commonwealth weightlifting medalist Gareth Hives. Chris Jenkins competed in his first British powerlifting championships in 2000, winning the 18/19 teenage class and broke the British and European senior deadlift record of 282.5 kg at 82.5 kg bodyweight.[6] In 2001 Jenkins won his first junior world title in Dallas, Texas.[7] Jenkins holds the junior world record deadlift of 334 kg at 90 kg bodyweight and has been described as one of the biggest talents in British powerlifting, at senior level he also holds the British squat, deadlift and total records at 82.5 kg and 90 kg. The records include a 360 kg squat and 322.5 kg deadlift in the 82.5 kg (181 lbs) division set at the WPC world powerlifting championships in Palm Beach, Florida. In the 90 kg division Jenkins also holds the 90 kg (198 lbs) British squat record with 372.5 kg (819.5 lbs) and deadlift record with 335(738 lbs) kg set at Folkestone, England.[8] Jenkins also holds a WR deadlift in the International Strength Association with 352.5 kg (775.5 lbs) set at 90 kg (198 lbs) bodyweight in Fort Worth, Texas in 2007.[9]

Mugging incident

On 29 January Chris Jenkins managed to foil a purse snatching. A 26-year-old male attacked an 81-year-old lady at the Oxfam store in Port Talbot, taking her bag and purse. Taken from the South Wales Evening post "Mr Jenkins used a judo throw to floor the suspect and stayed with him until the police arrived".[11][12]

References

2003 WPC Worlds PL. Americanpowerliftingcommittee-usa.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
Men’s Open Division. Stroudsfitness.net. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
Super-Strong Chris Adds Another Title to His Belt – South Wales Evening Post – July 19, 2009 – Id. 61280318 – vLex United Kingdom Archived 24 July 2012 at Archive.today. Vlex.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
Flyweight Champion. Johnnyowen.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
EliteFTS – Superior Products and Knowledge for Lifters, Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers. Asp.elitefts.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
2001 AWPC Worlds Article Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Worldpowerliftingcongress.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
11 Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Worldpowerliftingcongress.com (21 November 2009). Retrieved 23 January 2011.
SSJ Studio Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
Llanelli muscleman saves day after purse snatch in Port Talbot. Thisissouthwales.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

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[1] 2003 WPC Worlds PL. Americanpowerliftingcommittee-usa.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[2] Men’s Open Division. Stroudsfitness.net. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[3] Super-Strong Chris Adds Another Title to His Belt – South Wales Evening Post – July 19, 2009 – Id. 61280318 – vLex United Kingdom Archived 24 July 2012 at Archive.today. Vlex.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[4] Flyweight Champion. Johnnyowen.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[5] EliteFTS – Superior Products and Knowledge for Lifters, Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers. Asp.elitefts.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[6] PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[7] 2001 AWPC Worlds Article Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Worldpowerliftingcongress.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[8] PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[9] 11 Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Worldpowerliftingcongress.com (21 November 2009). Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[10] SSJ Studio Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

[11] Llanelli muscleman saves day after purse snatch in Port Talbot. Thisissouthwales.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.