David Jenkins (athlete)

David Jenkins (athlete)
Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Silver 1972 Munich 4x400 metre relay
Men's European Championships
Gold 1971 Helsinki 400 m
Silver 1974 Rome 400 m
Gold 1974 Rome 4 x 400m
Men's European Cup
Silver 1973 Edinburgh 400 m
Bronze 1973 Edinburgh 4 x400 m
Gold 1975 Nice 400 m
Gold 1975 Nice 4 x 400 m
Men's Commonwealth Games
Gold 1978 Edmonton 4 x 100 m
Men's Universiade
Bronze 1973 Moscow 400 m
Silver 1973 Moscow 4 x 400 m

David Andrew Jenkins (born May 25, 1952) in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago: British West Indies, the son of an oil refinery manager was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.[1] Jenkins is a serial entrepreneur, [2] [3] and inventor within the United States sports nutrition industry and is an international multi-patent holder. As President and Chief Executive Officer of NEXT Proteins, Inc., Jenkins is the creator of the world’s first carbonated protein drinks. This technology is embodied in six patents issued in the U.S.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] as well as in more than 32 countries representing the majority of the world’s population.

Jenkins founded and incorporated NEXT Proteins, Inc., based in Carlsbad, California, in 1988 [10]. Under his direction and with 100 percent personal funding, NEXT Proteins grew from a garage start up, with $50,000 in capital, to a leader in U.S. whey protein products. [11]

Jenkins was educated at Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled at sport. He started off as Scottish 100/200/400 Champion, followed by his first of 6 AAA's 400metre titles. Also In 1971, still aged only nineteen, Jenkins won the 400 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki

He went on to compete for Great Britain in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe and David Hemery.

In 1974 he won the silver medal on the 400 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Rome as well as the gold medal in the 4x 400 metre with his team mates Glen Cohen, William Hartley and Alan Pascoe.

In 1975 he was United States of America 400 metre champion, with his fastest time of his career 44.93 which was a British record at the time.

In 1978 he won a gold medal competing for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada in the 4 x 100 m relay, alongside Cameron Sharp, Allan Wells and Drew McMaster.

In 1980 he was U.K 400 metre champion.

In 1976 and 1980 Jenkins placed 7th on the 400 metre final at the Summer Olympics.

He later admitted to having taken performance-enhancing steroids during his athletics career.

In the 80s Jenkins together with Juan Javier Macklis set up a plant for the production of anabolic steroids in Mexico which they wanted to sell on the US market. Jenkins was arrested and in December 1988 found guilty by a US court of trafficking steroids worth around $100 million. He was sentenced to seven years in the Mojave Desert Prison, but was released after 9 months. In 1993 he set up a partnership with Dan Duchaine, a well known steroid guru, and founded Next Proteins, a company which produced dietary supplements for athletes and bodybuilders. When Duchaine died Jenkins became the chairman of Next Nutrition. [12]

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Career

During the late 1970s, Jenkins began his commercial career as the sales director at Reebok International in Bolton Lancashire, England. There, he was involved in product development and testing. In addition, in the late 70s he met with and visited Paul Fireman, head of a U.S. sporting goods distributor, in Boston introducing him to Reebok and helping establish the then embryonic brand in the United States.[13]

During 1975, although ranked first in the world by U.S. Track & Field News [14] and while training for the 1976 Olympic Games, Jenkins began feeling pressure to uphold his high competitive standards and started using anabolic steroids. “It didn’t help” he said, noting that he finished seventh in the 400-meter race that year and in 1980. “I got hurt. I used too much. It was the beginning of selling my soul, really.” [15]

In the 1980s Jenkins together with Juan Javier Macklis set up a plant for the production of anabolic steroids in Mexico which they wanted to sell on the U.S. market. In April of 1987, Jenkins was arrested and pleaded guilty in December of that year for the trafficking of steroids worth around $100 million. He was sentenced by Judge J. Lawrence Irving in U.S. District Court San Diego.[16] [17]

In 1988 Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in the Boron Federal Prison Camp in California’s Mojave Desert. He was released early after serving 10 months and 15 days, for good behavior.[18]

Admitting he “screwed up” by getting involved in the steroid-smuggling operation, Jenkins embarked on an honest path that led him to develop whey-based protein powders.[19] While out on bail, Jenkins wanted to prove to the court he could turn his life around. In 1988 Jenkins started his nutrition company and began working on a protein powder, convinced that its muscle-building properties could be marketed as a healthy, legal alternative to steroids.[20] This is when he created and launched Pro Optibol™.

Combining his engineering degree and manufacturing knowledge with his passion for sports, Jenkins went to work developing whey-based powders. He initially stored the whey protein supplement in his garage. The effectiveness was legendary and combined with astute marketing; Designer Whey® became a national success. [21]

Since the founding of NEXT Proteins, Inc. in 1988 Jenkins has developed the following products: Pro Optibol, Ultimate Orange, Designer Whey, Nextra Protein Crunch, Designer Whey Protein Blast, Detour Protein Energy Bars, Aria Women’s Protein Powder, and XAPP Carbonated Protein Drinks.

Publisher

Jenkins founded Xipe Press in 1996 and published the book Underground Bodyopus: Militant Weight Loss and Recomposition. The book was authored by Dan Duchaine. [22]

Key Business Development and Transactions

In September 2006, NEXT Proteins sold its protein bar business and factory in Minden, Nevada to Forward Foods. Forward Foods was formed by senior food industry executives, key managers of NEXT Proteins nutritional bar business, and New York private investment firm, Emigrant Capital, a subsidiary of Emigrant bank. [23]

During the Summer of 2008, NEXT Proteins entered into a license agreement with NBC to become the exclusive licensee to manufacture, distribute and sell protein powders in connection with NBC’s weight loss reality show The Biggest Loser® to create branded The Biggest Loser® Protein Powders. [24]

In 2011, Jenkins sold the Designer Whey business including the protein powders, bars, and shakes business to Designer Protein, LLC., a subsidiary of Athena Wellness Brands, LLC. Designer Protein, LLC. is a newly formed company that is backed by GarMark Partners, Northwood Ventures and Stockton Road Capital. [25]

Background, Education, and International Sport

David Jenkins attended the University of Edinburgh (1970–1973) where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Science [Chemical Engineering] as a British Petroleum Industrial Apprentice.[26] Thereafter, he attended Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where he earned his postgraduate diploma in Business Management and Marketing (1974).[27]

Scottish documentary company, Pelicula Films, featured David Jenkins during his training in 1975 as he prepared for the 1976 Olympic Games (Montreal, Quebec, CA). The film, The Long Sprint: Diary of an Olympic Athlete, follows Jenkins from his training, races and the Olympic Games heats. Jenkins qualified for the Olympic 400-meter finals but did not medal. The documentary film was directed by Michael Alexander and won the Gold Grand Prix Award in the British International Sport Film and Television Festival in 1977. [28] The film is available in the Scottish Screen Archive, the national film library. [29]

In 1976, Jenkins was awarded a Traveling Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. His project’s title was “Community Sport Participation and Provision” and the award enabled him to visit the United States and West Germany.[27]

In his youth, Jenkins was the European record holder at 400-meters for under 17 and under 19 years old. In 1969, he represented Great Britain’s senior open team in Hamburg, West Germany, winning the 400-meters at age 17 years four months.[12]

Coaches

Jenkins’ first coach was Jake Young, then Head of Physical Education at The Edinburgh Academy.

From 1970-1973 and again in 1980 Jenkins was coached by the then Scottish National Coach, John Anderson [[1]]

The Edinburgh Academy’s Academical’s Club

Jenkins is U.S. Representative for The Edinburgh Academy’s Academical Club.[30]

References

  1. ^ David Jenkins Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at. Sports-reference.com (1952-05-25). Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  2. ^ Staff. “Partnership Capital Growth Facilitates NEXT Proteins Deal” BEVNET, April 26, 2011 http://www.bevnet.com/news/newswire/2011/partnership-capital-growth-facilitates-next-proteins-deal/
  3. ^ “Forward Foods Acquires Detour Protein Bars”, NutraceuticalsWorld.com, November 1, 2006 http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/issues/2006-11/view_industry-news/forward-foods-acquires-detour-protein-bars-2006-11-01-00-00-00
  4. ^ United States Patent: 7205018 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=8&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David&RS=IN/Jenkins-David
  5. ^ United States Patent: 7799363 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=3&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David-A.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David-A&RS=IN/Jenkins-David-A
  6. ^ United States Patent: 7794770 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=4&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David-A.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David-A&RS=IN/Jenkins-David-A
  7. ^ United States Patent: 7842326 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=2&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David-A.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David-A&RS=IN/Jenkins-David-A
  8. ^ United States Patent: 7897192 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=3&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David&RS=IN/Jenkins-David
  9. ^ United States Patent: 7906160 - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=Jenkins-David-A.INNM.&OS=IN/Jenkins-David-A&RS=IN/Jenkins-David-A
  10. ^ http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/cbs.aspx
  11. ^ Staff. “Partnership Capital Growth Facilitates NEXT Proteins Deal” BEVNET, April 26, 2011 http://www.bevnet.com/news/newswire/2011/partnership-capital-growth-facilitates-next-proteins-deal/
  12. ^ a b Alessandro Donati: World Traffic in Doping Substances. WADA, February 2007, p. 30, (Pdf, 542 KB)
  13. ^ http://www.spoke.com/info/p10nXpj/DavidJenkins
  14. ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/03-m400Rank.pdf
  15. ^ Jonathan Eig. “Olympic Runner Goes for Protein Gold --- Snack Chip Gives Athlete Lead Over Food Giants and Helps Redeem Tarnished Career” The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2000
  16. ^ http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/great-edinburgh-scandals/Illegal-steroidsShamed-Olympian-was-brains.5018295.jp
  17. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/drugs-in-sport-the-former-cheat-who-prospered-1191413.html
  18. ^ d. Michael Alexander. “LONG SPRINT: Diary of an Olympic Athlete” Pelicula Film, 1975 http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=3920
  19. ^ Jonathan Eig. “Olympic Runner Goes for Protein Gold --- Snack Chip Gives Athlete Lead Over Food Giants and Helps Redeem Tarnished Career” The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2000
  20. ^ Duncan Mackay. “Sportsmen who went to jail” The Observer, February 3, 2002 http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,642508,00.html
  21. ^ Steve Cram. “Jenkins shows Jones that cheats can prosper” The Guardian, January 14 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jan/15/athletics.sport2
  22. ^ Daniel Duchaine (1996). Underground Bodyopus: Militant Weight Loss and Recomposition. XIPE Press. ISBN 0965310701. 
  23. ^ “Forward Foods Acquires Detour Protein Bars”, NutraceuticalsWorld.com, November 1, 2006 http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/issues/2006-11/view_industry-news/forward-foods-acquires-detour-protein-bars-2006-11-01-00-00-00/
  24. ^ http://www.designerwhey.com/the-biggest-loser-pr.htm
  25. ^ Staff. “Partnership Capital Growth Facilitates NEXT Proteins Deal” BEVNET, April 26, 2011 http://www.bevnet.com/news/newswire/2011/partnership-capital-growth-facilitates-next-proteins-deal/
  26. ^ Mike Rowbottom. Drugs in sport: The former cheat who prospered, The Independent, December 14, 1998
  27. ^ a b David Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, designer whey. Spoke. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  28. ^ Michael Alexander. LONG SPRINT: Diary of an Olympic Athlete. Pelicula Film, 1975
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v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 400 m

1934: Adolf Metzner (GER)  • 1938: Godfrey Brown (GBR)  • 1946: Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)  • 1950: Derek Pugh (GBR)  • 1954: Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)  • 1958: John Wrighton (GBR)  • 1962: Robbie Brightwell (GBR)  • 1966: Stanisław Grędziński (POL)  • 1969: Jan Werner (POL)  • 1971: David Jenkins (GBR)  • 1974: Karl Honz (FRG)  • 1978: Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)  • 1982: Hartmut Weber (FRG)  • 1986: Roger Black (GBR)  • 1990: Roger Black (GBR)  • 1994: Du'aine Ladejo (GBR)  • 1998: Iwan Thomas (GBR)  • 2002: Ingo Schultz (GER)  • 2006: Marc Raquil (FRA)  • 2010: Kévin Borlée (BEL)
v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 4 x 400 m relay

1934: Germany (Hamann, Scheele, Voigt, Metzner)  • 1938: Germany (Blazejezak, Bues, Linnhoff, Harbig)  • 1946: France (Santona, Cros, Chef d’Hotel, Lunis)  • 1950: Great Britain (Pike, Lewis, Scott, Pugh)  • 1954: France (Haarhoff, Degats, Martin du Gard, Goudeau)  • 1958: Great Britain (Sampson, MacIsaac, Wrighton, Salisbury)  • 1962: West Germany (Kindermann, Schmitt, Reske, Kinder)  • 1966: Poland (Werner, Borowski, Grędziński, Badeński)  • 1969: France (Bertould, Nicolau, Carette, Nallet)  • 1971: West Germany (Schlöske, Jordan, Jellinghaus, Köhler)  • 1974: Great Britain (Cohen, Hartley, Pascoe, Jenkins)  • 1978: West Germany (Weppler, Hofmeister, Herrmann, Schmid)  • 1982: West Germany (Skamrahl, Schmid, Giessing, Weber)  • 1986: Great Britain (Redmond, Akabusi, Whittle, Black)  • 1990: Great Britain (Sanders, Akabusi, Regis, Black)  • 1994: Great Britain (McKenzie, Black, Whittle, Ladejo)  • 1998: Great Britain (Hylton, Baulch, Thomas, Richardson)  • 2002: Great Britain (Deacon, Elias, Baulch, Caines)  • 2006: France (Djhone, M'Barke, Keïta, Raquil)  • 2010: Russia (Dyldin, Aksyonov, Krasnov, Trenikhin)



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