Jordan Jenkins | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 2 August 2001 |
Birth Place: | Norwich, Norfolk |
Career1: | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
Years1: | 2016–2018, 2021 |
Career2: | Birmingham Brummies |
Years2: | 2019 |
Career3: | Kent Kings |
Years3: | 2019 |
Career4: | Redcar Bears |
Years4: | 2020–2022 |
Career5: | Peterborough Panthers |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Career6: | Oxford Cheetahs |
Years6: | 2022–2025 |
Career7: | Ipswich Witches |
Years7: | 2024–2025 |
Indivyear1: | 2022 |
Indivhonour1: | NDL rider's champion |
Teamyear1: | 2021, 2023 |
Teamhonour1: | NDL champions |
Jordan David Jenkins (born 2 August 2001) is an English speedway rider who rides in all three tiers of British Speedway.[1]
He began his British career riding for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2016.[2] [3] He rode for Kent Kings during 2019, although he did ride a couple of meetings for Birmingham in the division above.
Jenkins was made captain of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2021 and led the team to the National Development League Championship.[4]
For the 2022 season, Jenkins signed for the newly reformed Oxford Cheetahs National Development team called the Oxford Chargers and was made captain of the team.[5] In September 2022, he won the National League Riders' Championship.[6] [7] Also in 2022, he continued to ride for the Redcar Bears[8] and signed for the Peterborough Panthers in the top tier SGB Premiership mid-way through the season.[9] He was named the Redcar Bears rider of the year.[10]
In 2023, Jenkins left Redcar and signed for the Oxford Cheetahs for the SGB Championship 2023[11] and remained with the Chargers (as the team captain) for the 2023 NDL season.[12] He also re-signed for Peterborough as their rising star for the SGB Premiership 2023.[13] He won the NDL league title with Oxford Chargers, defeating Leicester in a one-off Grand Final.[14]
He re-signed for Oxford for the 2024 season[15] and also took his place in the Premiership with Ipswich Witches.[16] Despite an injury hit season in 2024 he returned to both Oxford and Ipswich for 2025.[17]