Christie Jenkins

Christie Jenkins (born 26 March 1988) in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian trampoline gymnast. Jenkins has competed at both Australian national and international level, and has been Australia's top-ranking female trampoline sports athlete. She was national champion for her age group from 1998 to 2003 and in Open division in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. She competed in Individual trampoline, Double Mini-trampoline and Synchronised trampoline events, specialising in Double mini trampoline in later years.

Personal life

Jenkins began trampoline sports at the age of five years, after being enrolled in trampoline lessons by her mother. At the beginning of 2011, Jenkins retired from trampoline sports to pursue a career in professional beach volleyball.

Education Jenkins graduated from Firbank Grammar School in Melbourne in 2005 as Dux of her year 12 cohort and was awarded perfect scores in Biology and Maths. Her academic capability extended to other subjects including English and Psychology, in which she was awarded near perfect scores.

In 2010, Jenkins graduated from Monash University in Melbourne with a dual degree in Bachelor of Arts (Chinese)/Bachelor of Economics.

She won her first professional beach volleyball tournament in Hermosa Beach in August 2013 with her partner Iwona Lodzik coming into the tournament as the 6th seed qualifiers and the 29th seed in the main draw.