Helen Tucker
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Helen Rebecca Jenkins, née Tucker (born 8 March 1984 in Elgin, Moray
, Scotland), is a British professional triathlete and the 2008 and 2011 ITU World Champion. In 2009 she placed 3rd at the Grand Final of the World Championship Series in Gold Coast, in 2011 she is number 1 in the World Championship Series (August 2011) and thanks to the London World Championship Series gold (6 August 2011) she has secured a spot at the London Olympics 2012.
Helen Tucker 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.
Helen 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.
Helen Jenkins lives in Bridgend
, Wales
, and on 30 October 2008 she married her friend and coach Marc Jenkins
at Disney World in Orlando.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start
Elgin, Moray
Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...
, Scotland), is a British professional triathlete and the 2008 and 2011 ITU World Champion. In 2009 she placed 3rd at the Grand Final of the World Championship Series in Gold Coast, in 2011 she is number 1 in the World Championship Series (August 2011) and thanks to the London World Championship Series gold (6 August 2011) she has secured a spot at the London Olympics 2012.
Helen Tucker 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.
Helen 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.
Helen Jenkins lives in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and on 30 October 2008 she married her friend and coach Marc Jenkins
Marc Jenkins
Marc Jenkins is a Welsh triathlete from Bridgend.Jenkins competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the last man to finish, because of a collision during the cycling leg that left his bicycle unusable. Rather than quit, he ran the two remaining kilometers with...
at Disney World in Orlando.
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. 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 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start