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'''Ben "Jenx" Jenkin''' (born April 24, 1991) is a [[free running|free runner]] from England and a member of the [[WFPF]] and [[Overground]]. He has shown a very high level of trampolining ability on his back garden trampoline<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIA1mthE_fk "overground team- ben jenx trampoline sampler"]. Youtube.</ref>. | '''Ben "Jenx" Jenkin''' (born April 24, 1991) is a [[free running|free runner]] from England and a member of the [[WFPF]] and [[Overground]]. He has shown a very high level of trampolining ability on his back garden trampoline<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIA1mthE_fk "overground team- ben jenx trampoline sampler"]. Youtube.</ref>. | ||
He is a very young free runner however able and has already created his own style. He is now known well and is respected within the Freerunning community. | He is a very young free runner however able and has already created his own style. He is now known well and is respected within the Freerunning community. | ||
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==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 19 November 2011
Ben "Jenx" Jenkin (born April 24, 1991) is a free runner from England and a member of the WFPF and Overground. He has shown a very high level of trampolining ability on his back garden trampoline[1]. He is a very young free runner however able and has already created his own style. He is now known well and is respected within the Freerunning community.
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[edit] Achievements
[edit] 2008
- He entered 2008 Barclaycard World Freerun Championships and came third. His tricks of the night included two double gainers onto a crash mat[2][3].
- In April 2008, Jenx was the first free runner to release a video of a handstand backflip on grass[4], after releasing videos of him trying it into a foam pit[5] and outside onto a pile of foam blocks[6].
- Jenx was the first to land a standing gainer 720 onto sand[7] and on grass[8].
- His 2008 showreel ended with a wallflip 720[8], the world's first from one step and on concrete.
[edit] External links
- Run in the Barclaycard Championships (YouTube)
- Another run in the competition (YouTube)
- 2008 Showreel (YouTube)
[edit] Notes
- ↑ "overground team- ben jenx trampoline sampler". Youtube.
- ↑ Bailed double gainer at Barclaycard Championships (0:25), Youtube
- ↑ Landed double gainer at Barclaycard Championships (0:28), Youtube
- ↑ "Jenx Handstand Backflip". Youtube.
- ↑ Handstand Backflip into foam pit Youtube.
- ↑ Handstand backflip onto foam blocks Youtube.
- ↑ "Gainer 720". Youtube.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Jenx Unfinished Showreel 2008". Youtube.
