Jordan Jenkins (speedway rider)
English speedway rider
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Jordan David Jenkins (born 2 August 2001) is an English speedway rider who rides in all three tiers of British Speedway.[1]
| Born | 2 August 2001 Norwich, Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2018, 2021 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2019 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 2019 | Kent Kings |
| 2020–2022 | Redcar Bears |
| 2022–2023 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2022–2025 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2024–2025 | Ipswich Witches |
| Individual honours | |
| 2022 | NDL rider's champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2025 | tier 1 league champion |
| 2021, 2023 | NDL tier 3 champions |
Career
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] Fans voted him the 2023 Oxford Chargers Rider of the Year.[15]
He re-signed for the Oxford Cheetahs for the 2024 season[16] and also took his place in the Premiership with Ipswich Witches.[17] Despite an injury hit season in 2024 he returned to both the Oxford Cheetahs and Ipswich for 2025.[18] In 2025, despite an injury hit season he helped Ipswich win the SGB Premiership 2025.[19]