Mike Jenkins (strongman)

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Mike Jenkins
Mike Jenkins 2011.jpg
Jenkins at the 2011 World's Strongest Man
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1982-11-03)November 3, 1982
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2013(2013-11-28) (aged 31)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Years active2007–2013 (his death)
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight182 kg (401 lb)
Sport
SportStrongman competitions
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World's Strongest Man
8th 2011 World's Strongest Man
5th 2012 World's Strongest Man
4th 2013 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
2nd 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic
1st 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic
Giants Live
2nd 2011 Poland
1st 2012 Australia
America's Strongest Man
2nd 2010
Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships
1st 2010
Maryland's Strongest Man
1st 2007

Mike Jenkins (November 3, 1982 – November 28, 2013) was an American professional strongman competitor from Westminster, Maryland.[1] Jenkins worked as a high school athletics director at Milton Hershey School in Hershey Pa, when not competing as a strongman.[1] He was a college and professional football player before switching over to strongman competition in 2007.[1] He won the Maryland's Strongest Man contest in 2007 which qualified him for the North American amateur national strongman championships later that year and he placed sixth in that contest.[1] He placed second in the North American nationals in 2009.[1]

Jenkins competed in the inaugural Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships in 2010 and won that contest.[1] This victory earned him his pro strongman card, as well as an invite to the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic. He competed in the 2010 America's Strongest Man later in the year and placed second behind 3-time champion Derek Poundstone.[2]

He entered the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic placing second overall ahead of the reigning World's Strongest Man, Zydrunas Savickas.[3] and qualified for the finals of the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, which, though winning the first 2 events, he had to withdraw from after suffering a back injury, finishing in eighth place overall.

Jenkins won the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, finishing ahead of former champions Derek Poundstone, Zydrunas Savickas and Brian Shaw,[4] and won the Giants Live event in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on March 17, 2012, which qualified him for the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest later in the year.[5] He set a joint world record in the hip lift event with Nick Best with a lift of 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb).[5]

Mike Jenkins died on November 28, 2013, aged 31, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania from an enlarged heart caused by long-term steroid use.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Arnold Strongman Classic Archived August 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Arnold Strongman Classic. Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
  2. ^ Derek Poundstone Wins America’s Strongest Man Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Ironmind.com (September 26, 2010). Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Brian Shaw Wins Arnold Strongman, Mike Jenkins is Second. Ironmind.com (March 6, 2011). Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Mike Jenkins Wins the Arnold Strongman. Ironmind.com (March 4, 2012). Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Mike Jenkins Wins Giants Live–FitX Melbourne 2012. Ironmind.com (March 19, 2012). Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Strongman Mike Jenkins ist tot". BodyXtreme (in German). November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Strongman Mike Jenkins, 31, dies – WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Local Sports". Local21news.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Mike Jenkins dies age 31 Archived May 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Strongman.org. Retrieved on July 11, 2017.
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