Tamara
Jenkins
Olympian 2000
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Age
46
Hometown
Seattle, WA
Career Highlights:
Tamara Jenkins is a United States Olympian, Member of the Board of the United States Olympians and Paralympians Alumni Association, and President of the Southern California Olympians and Paralympians. She has held director-level positions at USA Canoe/Kayak and LA2024 where she led athlete-focused initiatives in marketing, social media and public relations. She represented the United States in every major International Canoe Federation World Cup and World Championship competition between 1996-2000 and finished her career by winning U.S. Olympic Trials to achieve the great honor of competing in the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Jenkins is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker who speaks on a wide range of topics including the role of women in sport and technology.
- 2000 Olympic Team: K-2 500m, 12th
- 1999 Pan Am Games Team: Silver, K-2 500m, K-4 500m
- 1999 World Cup Silver Medal, K-2 1000m
- 1996-2001 National Team
- USOC Athletes Advisory Council 2001-2009
- USA Canoe/Kayak Board of Directors 2000-2003, 2005-2007
- USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint Racing Committee 2000-2003, 2005-2007
- USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint Selection Committee Chair 2005-2007
Tamara Jenkins is a United States Olympian, Member of the Board of the United States Olympians and Paralympians Alumni Association, and President of the Southern California Olympians and Paralympians. She has held director-level positions at USA Canoe/Kayak and LA2024 where she led athlete-focused initiatives in marketing, social media and public relations. She represented the United States in every major International Canoe Federation World Cup and World Championship competition between 1996-2000 and finished her career by winning U.S. Olympic Trials to achieve the great honor of competing in the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Jenkins is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker who speaks on a wide range of topics including the role of women in sport and technology.
