Harri Jenkins (born 28 March 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T33 classification.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1996 Neath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DSW Para Academy Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nathan Stephens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal history
editAthletics career
editJenkins became involved in Para sport through Disability Sport Wales. Jenkins tried several sports through the Insport Series, before settling on wheelchair racing and wheelchair basketball. In his younger years competing in wheelchair basketball he moved to sprint racing and had great success.[3]
He won gold in the men's T33 100m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany, and bronze in the same event at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Jenkins won Bronze at the European championships 2021 in the ++T33++/T34 after having his wheelchair stolen in May.[4]
Jenkins was a member of the Great Britain team to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics. He took part in the 100 metres (T33) sprint, finishing third in a time of 18.55 seconds.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jenkins, Harri". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "British Athletics Athlete Profile". BritishAthletics.org.uk. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralympics GB Athlete Profile". paralympics.org.uk. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Para-athlete Harri Jenkins gets wheelchair back after theft". bbc.co.uk. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Results - Men's 100m - T33 Final". paralympic.org. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.