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David Jenkins

1952 - Today

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David Andrew Jenkins (born 25 May 1952) is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history. He was part of the British relay team which won a silver medal at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. In 1988, he received a 7-year prison sentence for drug smuggling, but was able to serve a reduced sentence by becoming an informant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Jenkins is the 782nd most popular athlete (up from 4,164th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Trinidadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Jenkins ranks 782 out of 6,025. Before him are Jaan Talts, David Dunlap, William Grut, Leslie Laing, Jörg Lucke, and Étienne Desmarteau. After him are John Eke, Emiel Puttemans, Nick Winter, Hjalmar Johansson, René Bougnol, and Dorothy Tyler-Odam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David Jenkins ranks 373. Before him are Antanas Mockus, Mona Hatoum, Vaughan Jones, Yoshiki Tanaka, Bogusław Linda, and Lee Ritenour. After him are Waldemar Victorino, Anton Lesser, Michael Hirst, Herschel Savage, Lydie Polfer, and Francesco Clemente.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, David Jenkins ranks 10 out of 71. Before him are Haddaway (1965), Dwight Yorke (1971), George Maxwell Richards (1931), Billy Ocean (1950), Paula-Mae Weekes (1958), and Keith Rowley (1949). After him are Stephen Mallory (1813), Michael Fisher (1931), Imran N. Hosein (1942), A. N. R. Robinson (1926), Edmundo Ros (1910), and George Padmore (1903).

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Among ATHLETES In Trinidad and Tobago

Among athletes born in Trinidad and Tobago, David Jenkins ranks 1. After him are Hasely Crawford (1950), McDonald Bailey (1920), Richard Thompson (1985), Ato Boldon (1973), Marc Burns (1983), Emmanuel Callender (1984), Kerron Clement (1985), Glenroy Gilbert (1968), Keshorn Walcott (1993), Keston Bledman (1988), and Jarrin Solomon (1986).

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