Enoch Jenkins (sports shooter)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1892 Pontyclun Wales |
| Died | 4 January 1984 (aged 91) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Enoch Jenkins (6 November 1892 – 4 January 1984) was a Welsh sports shooter.[1] He competed for Great Britain at the 1920, 1924 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
Other highlights of his career include:
- Winner of the National Rifle Association Clay-Bird Championship at Bisley and the British Open Clay Pigeon Championship at Gleneagles in 1923.
- Fourth place at the 1935 World Clay Pigeon Championships.
- Winner of the German Clay Pigeon Championships in Berlin (1936).
- Member of the Wales team that won the British Clay Pigeon Championship in 1937, where he was also the highest individual scorer.
- Recorded an extraordinary 88 consecutive hits at Bisley and, aged 55, scored 99 out of 100 in the 1948 Home Nations competition.
