JENKINS Harri

Date of Birth: 28 Mar 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T33

Place of birth: NEATH

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T33	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T33 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	100m - T33	2019	Dubai, UAE	18.98
European Championships
1	100m - T33	2018	Berlin, GER	19.44
3	100m T33/34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	18.64

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

DSW Para Academy [Caernarfon, GBR]

Nathan Stephens, GBR

Other sports:

He was a member of the British national wheelchair basketball team that won gold at the 2014 U22 European Championships in Zaragoza, Spain. He has also played the sport for the Wales national team and the Cardiff Celts in Wales. (sportsaid.org.uk, 2015)

He became involved in Para sport through Insport Series events organised by Disability Sport Wales. (Disability Sport Wales YouTube channel, 04 Aug 2020)

He tried several sports through the Insport Series, before settling on wheelchair racing and wheelchair basketball. "I used to try every single sport. You always used to find your favourites when you were little, so at the start I used to go try them all, then by about two hours in you used to have your favourite two or three down. So I think I went to wheelchair racing for a bit, then I ended up having to come out for medical reasons. Then I went back to the Insport Series when I was about 14 and started playing basketball. [At] about 19 or 20 years old I just needed a change, so I decided to come back to wheelchair racing." (Disability Sport Wales YouTube channel, 04 Aug 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (stjosephscomp.co.uk, 26 Apr 2016)

Winning gold in the men's T33 100m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany, and bronze in the same event at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Disability Sport Wales YouTube channel, 04 Aug 2020)

British wheelchair basketball players Abdi Jama and Terry Bywater. (sportsaid.org.uk, 2015)

Philosophy:

"I can't wait to train and I can't wait to take part in competitions. There are times when I'm itching to get out there and race and that's the place I want to be in." (ealingtimes.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T33 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (ealingtimes.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (ealingtimes.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy. (ealingtimes.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018)

General
SPORT SWITCH
He played wheelchair basketball for Great Britain up to U23 level. He switched to Para athletics in 2015. "I decided to try and make the switch back to racing and it was what I needed, it was the right move for me and it's been paying off [speaking in mid-2018]. I really liked playing basketball but it became stale, I didn't enjoy getting up in the morning and wasn't sold on what I was doing at the time. If you don't enjoy it then what's the point? You don't want to be stuck doing something you don't like." (bbc.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018; ealingtimes.co.uk, 20 Aug 2018)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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