Chris Jenkins (powerlifter)

Chris Jenkins (powerlifter)
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Real name	Chris Jenkins
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	Welsh
Born	Neath, Wales

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 squat, bench press and deadlift.^[2] Chris Jenkins is also the former 90 kg(198 lb) and 82.5 kg (181 lb)class World Champion with the WPC and GPC. Jenkins is the current 100kg British powerlifting champion.

Competition record
Powerlifting Competition Record British Senior National Championships
1st	2000	(18–19) 82.5 kg teenage division
1st	2001	junior 90 kg division
1st	2002	junior 90 kg division
1st	2003	open & junior 90 kg division
1st	2004	open & junior 90 kg division
1st	2005	open 90 kg division
1st	2006	open 90 kg division
1st	2007	open 90 kg division
1st	2009	open 82.5 kg division
1st	2011	open 100kg kg division
World powerlifting Congress World Championships
1st	2001	Junior 90 kg division
3rd	2002	Junior 90 kg division
1st	2003	junior 90 kg division
2nd	2004	open 90 kg division
1st	2006	open 90 kg division
1st	2008	open 82.5 kg division
1st	2009	open 90 kg division
Europa Super show deadlift contest
1st	2007	open 90 kg division
1st	2008	open 90 kg division

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. His grandfather would take him to run on the sand dunes at Aberavon beach to build up his leg strength. From 1992–1994 he competed in races at county level and national level at cross country running and athletics 100 and 200 metres. At 13 Jenkins began karate with the Fairfield karate club and holds a 1st Kyu Brown Belt. He also trained kickboxing under the guidance of former Welsh Flyweight boxing Champion, Welsh kickboxing champion and 2nd dan karate black belt David Afan Jones.^[4] In 1997 he began boxing with the Welsh Boxing Federation now Welsh Boxing Association and holds an amateur record of 7–0.^[5]

Powerlifting career

Chris Jenkins competed in his first British powerlifting championships in 2000, winning the 18/19 teenage class and broke the British and European deadlift record of 282.5 kg at 83 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 360kg squat and 322.5 kg deadlift in the 82.5 kg (181lbs) division set at the WPC world powerlifting championships in Palm Beach, Florida. In the 90kg division Jenkins also holds the 90 kg (198lbs) British squat record with 372.5kg (819.5lbs) and deadlift record with 335(738lbs) kg set at Folkestone, England.^[8] Jenkins also holds a WR deadlift in the International Strength Association with 352.5 kg (775.5lbs) set at 90 kg (198lbs) bodyweight. In 2006 he won his first senior GPC world title in Ghent, Belgium in the 90 kg division. On march 19th 2011 at the Excel centre in London, Chris Jenkins set a world record in the 90 kg (198lbs) division with a 300 kg (660lbs) squat. This was completed with just knee wraps and a belt, no lifting suit. At the same event Jenkins went on to deadlift 320kg (704lbs) for 3 repetitions as a guest lift. He is the former 82.5 kg British champion, WPC world champion at 90 kg and the current 100kg British powerlifting champion..^[9] Jenkins is also a practitioner in Wado-Ryu karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for general fitness and self defence. Chris Jenkins also competes in judo contests and trains with the Port Talbot judo club.

Martial arts
Weight	90kg (198 pound)
Style	judo, karate, boxing, Brazilian Jiu jitsu, wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Rank	black belt in Karate      green belt in judo [10]
last updated on: 21 July 2010

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

1. ^ 2003 WPC Worlds PL. Americanpowerliftingcommittee-usa.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
2. ^ Men’s Open Division. Stroudsfitness.net. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
3. ^ Super-Strong Chris Adds Another Title to His Belt – South Wales Evening Post – July 19, 2009 – Id. 61280318 – vLex United Kingdom. Vlex.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
4. ^ Flyweight Champion. Johnnyowen.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
5. ^ EliteFTS – Superior Products and Knowledge for Lifters, Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers. Asp.elitefts.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
6. ^ PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
7. ^ 2001 AWPC WORLDS Article. Worldpowerliftingcongress.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
8. ^ PowerliftingUK Content – Add New Section. Powerliftinguk.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
9. ^ 11 Worldpowerliftingcongress.com (2009-11-21). Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
10. ^ SSJ Studio. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
11. ^ Llanelli muscleman saves day after purse snatch in Port Talbot. Thisissouthwales.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
12. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}

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Name	Jenkins, Chris
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Place of birth	Neath, Wales
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