Christie Jenkins in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Victoria

Victoria

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 is an Australian trampoline

Trampoline

A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes....

 athlete. Jenkins has competed at both Australian national and international level, and is formerly Australia's top-ranking female trampoline sports athlete.

Personal life

Jenkins began trampoline sports at five years old, 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

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

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Education

A talented and zealous student, 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

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....

 in Melbourne with a dual degree in Bachelor of Arts (Chinese)/Bachelor of Economics. She has subsequently accepted a graduate position with ANZ Bank in Australia.

Career

In 2010, Jenkins received two gold medals in the Double Mini Trampoline and Synchronized Trampoline events at the Indo Pacific Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Kakegawa, Japan. Other notable achievements include representing Australia in the Trampoline World Championships

Trampoline World Championships

The Trampoline World Championships are the World Championships for trampolining. They were originally held annually from 1964 - 1968. The frequency was switched to biennially from 1970-1998...

in Metz, France.