Helen Jenkins

Helen Rebecca Jenkins, née Tucker MBE (born 8 March 1984) is Two-time Triathlon World Champion (2008 & 2011) Helen Jenkins is one of Britain’s most celebrated triathletes having represented Team GB at the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016) and World Championships (since 2009) and Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Helen Jenkins
MBE
Personal information
Birth nameHelen Rebecca Tucker
Born (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryWales
ClubGiant Racing
TeamCorus Triathlon
Coached byRick Velati
Marc Jenkins
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Representing  Great Britain
ITU World Championships
2008 VancouverElite
2011 BeijingElite
2011 LausanneTeam
Helen Jenkins, silver medalist at the World Championship triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2011.
Helen Jenkins a few seconds before the start in Kitzbuhel, 2011.
Helen Jenkins on her way to the bronze medal at the World Championship Series Triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
Helen Jenkins in Lausanne, 2011.

Career

Jenkins was the British Junior Champion of the year 2003 and the Elite Champion of the year 2006, after having been the elite silver medalist of the year 2005. Jenkins also participated in several prestigious non ITU events, in 2009 for instance she won the London Triathlon, which she had already attended in the years 2003, 2004, and 2005, placing 7th, 5th, and 5th respectively.

In 2006, she suffered from an Achilles tendon injury and after a new start in 2007 the ankle injury gave her trouble again. Nevertheless, in 2008 she won the World Championships in Vancouver and placed 21st at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

She again represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 5th place.[1]

She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Triathlon.

Following the birth of her second child and also recovering from back surgery which stopped her from competing for four years. Through immense strength and determination, Helen has now determined to return to professional racing and competing at the highest level. Helen’s first race back was Ironman 70.3 Dubai, where she finished 4th. Helen is partnered on her return to racing by HUUB, On Running, Vitus bikes and Clif nutrition and supported by Enve Wheels, Stages Cycling, Continental tyres and Oakley.

Personal life

Jenkins was raised in Bridgend, Wales. She married her friend and coach Marc Jenkins at Disney World in Orlando on 30 October 2008.[2]

ITU Competitions

In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Helen Jenkins took part in 42 ITU competitions and achieved 28 top ten positions, among which 14 medals.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[3] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2002-11-09World Championships (Junior)Cancun9
2003-06-21European Championships (Junior)Carlsbad13
2003-12-06World Championships (Junior)Queenstown5
2004-04-18European ChampionshipsValencia22
2004-05-09World Championships (U23)Madeira8
2005-07-17European Championships (U23)Sofia3
2005-07-31World CupSalford3
2005-09-10World ChampionshipsGamagori32
2005-09-17OSIM World CupBeijing3
2006-02-19Oceania CupHobart10
2006-03-18Commonwealth GamesMelbourne17
2006-03-26World CupMooloolaba16
2006-04-23European CupEstoril2
2006-05-07World CupMazatlan8
2006-06-04BG World CupMadrid5
2006-07-08European Championships (U23)Rijeka4
2007-03-25BG World CupMooloolaba20
2007-04-15BG World CupIshigakiDNF
2008-01-06Premium Pan American CupViña del Mar1
2008-01-13Pan American CupLa Paz1
2008-03-30BG World CupMooloolaba13
2008-04-06BG World CupNew Plymouth13
2008-04-13BG World CupIshigaki13
2008-05-25BG World CupMadrid2
2008-06-05BG World ChampionshipsVancouver1
2008-06-22World CupHy-Vee3
2008-08-18Olympic GamesBeijing21
2009-05-02Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong14
2009-05-31Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid16
2009-06-21Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington (D.C.)5
2009-06-27Elite CupHy-Vee10
2009-07-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel5
2009-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon3
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalGold Coast3
2010-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney15
2010-05-08Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul9
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid3
2010-06-12Elite CupHy-Vee3
2010-07-24Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon3
2010-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel4
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest7
2010-10-10World CupHuatulco4
2011-03-05Pan American Cup (Sprint)Clermont1
2011-04-09Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney33
2011-06-04Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid2
2011-06-19Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel2
2011-08-06Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon1
2011-06-19Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne4
2011-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Grand FinalBeijing2
2011-09-19Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama6
2011-09-24ITU Triathlon Pan American CupBuffalo2
2012-04-14ITU World Triathlon Championship SeriesSydney2
2012-05-10ITU World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego1
2012-08-04OlympicsLondon5

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes
  1. "Helen Tucker-Jenkins Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. Cf. marriage photograph: http://www.tri247.com/article_4284.html. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MzA0 Archived 15 January 2014 at Archive.today. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.