Helen Jenkins

For the news photographer, see Helen Brush 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

Jenkins at the 2010 World Championships Series event in Kitzbühel
Personal information
Birth name	Helen Rebecca Tucker
Born	(1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40) Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Wales
Club	Giant Racing
Team	Corus Triathlon
Coached by	Rick Velati Marc Jenkins
Medal record Women's Triathlon Representing  Great Britain ITU World Championships 2008 Vancouver Elite 2011 Beijing Elite 2011 Lausanne Team

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.

Date	Competition	Place	Rank
2002-11-09	World Championships (Junior)	Cancun	9
2003-06-21	European Championships (Junior)	Carlsbad	13
2003-12-06	World Championships (Junior)	Queenstown	5
2004-04-18	European Championships	Valencia	22
2004-05-09	World Championships (U23)	Madeira	8
2005-07-17	European Championships (U23)	Sofia	3
2005-07-31	World Cup	Salford	3
2005-09-10	World Championships	Gamagori	32
2005-09-17	OSIM World Cup	Beijing	3
2006-02-19	Oceania Cup	Hobart	10
2006-03-18	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne	17
2006-03-26	World Cup	Mooloolaba	16
2006-04-23	European Cup	Estoril	2
2006-05-07	World Cup	Mazatlan	8
2006-06-04	BG World Cup	Madrid	5
2006-07-08	European Championships (U23)	Rijeka	4
2007-03-25	BG World Cup	Mooloolaba	20
2007-04-15	BG World Cup	Ishigaki	DNF
2008-01-06	Premium Pan American Cup	Viña del Mar	1
2008-01-13	Pan American Cup	La Paz	1
2008-03-30	BG World Cup	Mooloolaba	13
2008-04-06	BG World Cup	New Plymouth	13
2008-04-13	BG World Cup	Ishigaki	13
2008-05-25	BG World Cup	Madrid	2
2008-06-05	BG World Championships	Vancouver	1
2008-06-22	World Cup	Hy-Vee	3
2008-08-18	Olympic Games	Beijing	21
2009-05-02	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Tongyeong	14
2009-05-31	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Madrid	16
2009-06-21	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Washington (D.C.)	5
2009-06-27	Elite Cup	Hy-Vee	10
2009-07-11	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Kitzbühel	5
2009-08-15	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	London	3
2009-09-09	Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final	Gold Coast	3
2010-04-11	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Sydney	15
2010-05-08	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Seoul	9
2010-06-05	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Madrid	3
2010-06-12	Elite Cup	Hy-Vee	3
2010-07-24	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	London	3
2010-08-15	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Kitzbühel	4
2010-09-08	Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final	Budapest	7
2010-10-10	World Cup	Huatulco	4
2011-03-05	Pan American Cup (Sprint)	Clermont	1
2011-04-09	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Sydney	33
2011-06-04	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Madrid	2
2011-06-19	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Kitzbuhel	2
2011-08-06	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	London	1
2011-06-19	Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Sprint World Championships	Lausanne	4
2011-09-09	Dextro Energy World Championship Grand Final	Beijing	2
2011-09-19	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Yokohama	6
2011-09-24	ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup	Buffalo	2
2012-04-14	ITU World Triathlon Championship Series	Sydney	2
2012-05-10	ITU World Triathlon Series	San Diego	1
2012-08-04	Olympics	London	5

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.

External links

• Official website