Career
He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Paul Tichelaar and Simon Whitfield. Jenkins was selected to the Canadian triathlon team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with a plan to designate him as Whitfield"s "domestique" – someone who keeps his competitor close during the early phases of the game. In the men"s event, he allowed his teammate Whitfield to maintain pace over the 1.5 km swim course, and repeatedly chased down the breakaways of the 40-km cycling race, with the latter drafting behind.
Whitfield moved on to capture the silver medal at the end of the course.
After the Olympics, Jenkins retired from triathlon to work as a firefighter in Toronto. In November 2010, he was elected to Triathlon Canada"s Board of Directors by the organization"s national elite athletes, and served his major role as an athlete"s representative.