I remember he was a regular member of the British 4 x 400m relay team. You should be very proud of him!

It was such a privilege to see athletes like him and Ainsley Bennett on the British team in the 70s. He was worth a 1000 David Jenkins.

Glen's running style and gait was always recognisable. Didn't he marry Eleanor Thomas, the sprinter? Memories!

Ainsley was a great servant to British athletics during a dry period.

I like The way he swag his head

Blood doping!!!!!

@@waynehentley4332 Yawn. Jenkins from UK is a known doper, and probably many others doped, too. No evidence for the Finns, however.

@@PaulVinonaama Overnight, massive improvement. That's all the proof that's needed. I remember Mona Lisa and Riitta from the 70s.

@@waynehentley4332 Overnight? Far from it: The Finnish team was 6th in Munich 1972 with a much better time than this (3.01.12, still the NR). Kukkoaho's (the anchor) and the 4x400m relay team's performances improved gradually from 1969 to 1972. Yes, there was blood doping knowledge in Finland and it was a factor behind the achievements of its athletes, very likely including many of those who never admitted. But two things are typically missing in Anglo-American commentary: 1) Finland certainly was not the only Western European country that had scientific doping programs - later studies have e.g. uncovered an extensive West German (not East German!) state doping program in athletics that was in operation in the 1970s and 1980s. As for David Jenkins, the GB anchor here, he "later confessed to using performance enhancing anabolic steroids" - meaning that he robbed two European Championships medals from Kukkoaho, who was 4th in both 1971 and 1974 (if we look at things from the Finnish perspective!). 2) There was what has been described as "religious" enthusiasm for running and athletics in Finland from late 1960s onwards: A new generation of coaches, also from abroad, and dedicated runners who were willing to train hard and challenge each other to better achievements. Knowing how hard the athletes trained and how talented the best were, it is mildly irritating (knowing that ignorance is stubborn and prejudice dies hard) to read simplistic comments like yours that reduces all this to cheating - with the implication that there must be something fishy going on if athletes from smaller countries are successful. Know-how in terms of training, talent and hard work were not limited to major Western countries in the 1970s, even if doping played a part in all of them.

@@markshorter76You can be as irritated as you want, I stand by my statement. Both Mona Lisa and Riita were overnight sensations. They were able to train harder because of the doping. Where are the great Finnish athletes of today? You do have great javelin throwers though!

Pretty much sums up my experience too.

Jokaisen mainitsemistasi erottaa omalla juoksutyylillään, mm Taskisen pellavapään heiluminen, Kukkoahon junamainen meno 👏👏👏💪

Stig o mun ukki

Yes, we lost the USSR & Swedish runners to falls within about 50 metres

Honz famously 'blew up' in the 4 x400m at his home Olympics in Munich 1972 having a huge lead on the last leg only to be passed and West Germany finishing outside the medals.

Taskinen ran great also in the 800m home stretch, snatching bronze.

The coach must have said wait until Coleman says something and then run like hell

Lisäksi Salin ja Lönnqvist.

Vieläköhän Karttusella on tallessa vanha kilpailupaita

@@petrijuvonen4627 Taskinen, ei Salin.

Oli kyllä Tainionkosken Sfinksin elämänsä juoksu.

Until about 15 to 20 years ago, the Senior age group in the English Schools' was open to those still at school (or 6th form or FE colleges) as long as they were under 20 at the end of August that year. It has since changed to an under 19 age group. Of course, many students then and now would only have 2 years of eligibility because they had left school for higher education or work but some did a 3rd year to get better grades or because they had started A-levels a year late or whatever. I believe that there are still some championships bests at the English Schools' still standing that were set by athletes in their 3rd year.

True but I was devastated to discover that he was a drug cheat.

Ditto @@robbiebennett5062

Honz ran 44.7 flat in 1973.

Before the drugs finished him. Ironically, he was better before he took them.

Näin on, hieno suoritus koko jengiltä, "hitaammatkin" juoksijat (Lönnqvist ja Taskinen) pistelevät kierroksen 46 sek. tuntumaan. Tämä huomioiden Münchenin 1972 kvartetin (Taskisen tilalla Salin) yli kaksi sekuntia parempi SE-aika oli vielä käsittämättömämpi.

Is that the race Michael that had Chris running the anchor leg instead of " pretty boy Black " as Chris affectionately called him ,they changed the running order I think the night before the race knowing if they managed to keep up with the Americans that at least would give Chris a chance on the anchor leg ,this is my favourite race of all time ,there is also a brilliant 4 part interview on u Tube with the lads ,the faces on the Americans when they lost the race is one to remember , pure "what the hell happened there " 😀

I knew he was convicted for drug smuggling, but hadn't heard about the steroid use...do you have a source?

Archie Woosung Interviewed by The Wall Street Journal 27th March 2000.

Jenkins- Britains worst ever drugs villain? What, our very own Pablo Escobar?

Jenkins is his own source, he freely admitted it (as opposed to being caught).

Note that Jenkins was not taking drugs as this point, nor indeed when he was ranked number one in the world in 1975. It's ironic that his best years came before drug use (1976 onwards) and that actually they did him no favours whatsoever.

He might still have been clean in '74. Certainly by the late 70s there were several British athletes on the juice.

jenkins ran last for britain

Ei. Wiki on väärässä.

Ranska teki protestin, väitti että Kukkoaho töni niiden ankkuria. Se ei mennyt läpi, mutta jostain syystä ulkomailla joihinkin tuloslistoihin jäi virheenä kummittelemaan Ranska pronssijoukkueena.

my condolences

@@kmruhgrdsvrojh Apparently he is now considered a legitimate businessman rather than the kingpin of the US west coast steroid market.

Not any more!

@@johnjones9689 That would be the EU..... (Which is like a big supermarket)

@@johnjones9689 Brexit didn't drag us across to the other side of the Atlantic, however much a few of its supporters seemed to want that.