Marc Jenkins (born 21 July 1976) is a

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triathlete from

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. Jenkins competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the last man to finish, because of a collision during the cycling leg that left his bicycle unusable. Rather than quit, he ran the two remaining kilometers with the bike on his shoulders to place forty-fifth of the fifty who started. His time was 2:05:33.60. Jenkins married fellow Olympic triathlete, Helen Tucker, in October 2008.

External links

BBC News: "Jenkins triumphs in adversity"Photo of Marc Jenkins

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1976 births Living people Welsh male triathletes Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Triathletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Bridgend {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub