The photo of David Jenkins was taken at the 1973 AAAs Championships and is of him winning
the 400 metres in a new championship record of 45.4 seconds. He is wearing his Scottish vest.
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Men's 400m. Final.
Euro Athletics Championships 1971
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| 1. David JENKINS |
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GBR |
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45.45 |
| 2. Marcelo FIASCONARO |
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ITA |
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45.49 |
| 3. Jan WERNER |
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POL |
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45.56 |
| 4. Markku KUKKOAHO |
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FIN |
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45.7 |
| 5. Thomas JORDAN |
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FRG |
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46.0 |
| 6. Hermann KOHLER |
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FRG |
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46.1 |
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Men's 400m. Final.
European Athletics Championships 1974
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| 1. Karl HONZ |
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FRG |
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45.04 |
| 2. David JENKINS |
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GBR |
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45.67 |
| 3. Bernd HERRMANN |
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FRG |
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45.78 |
| 4. Markku KUKKOAHO |
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FIN |
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45.84 |
| 5. Ossi KARTTUNEN |
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FIN |
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46.12 |
| 6. Mikael FREDRIKSSON |
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SWE |
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46.12 |
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Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. European Athletics Championships 1974.
1. G.B.R. (G. Cohen, W. Hartley, A. Pascoe,
D. JENKINS)
3.03.3
2. F.R.G. (H. Kohler, H-R. Schloske, K. Honz, R. Ziegler) 3.03.5
3. France (J-C. Nallet, R. Velasquez, J. Carette, F. Demarthon) 3.04.6.
1978 COMMONWEALTH GAMES. MEN's 4x100 METRES RELAY FINAL.
1. Scotland (
D. JENKINS, A. Wells, C. Sharp, D. McMaster)
39.24
2. Trinidad (Noel, Crawford, Braithwaite, Serrette) 39.29
3. Jamaica (E. Quarrie, Bradford, Heywood, Brown) 39.33
4. Canada 39.60
5. Ghana 39.73
6. England 40.05
7. Australia 40.24
8. Bermuda 40.33
In 1980 he was U.K 400-metre champion.
He later admitted to having taken performance-enhancing steroids
during his athletics career. "It didn’t help" he said, noting that he finished seventh
in the 400-metre race in 1975 and in 1980. "I got hurt. I used too much.
It was the beginning of selling my soul, really."
He was later convicted for distribution of anabolic steroids. Following his release from jail
he developed a legal fitness products enterprise in the form of NEXT Proteins.
He also registered several patents around his invention of carbonated protein drinks.
His brother Roger Jenkins is also former athlete and was a prominent investment executive at Barclays Bank.