Hayes Alan Jenkins

Figure skating, Olympic athlete

1933 –

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Who is Hayes Alan Jenkins?

Hayes Alan Jenkins, an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins won the gold in 1960. Jenkins later married Carol Heiss, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist and the 1960 Olympic gold medalist. The couple had three children, but none of them became a competitive figure skater.

He attended Colorado College and Harvard Law School. He went on to work for the Goodyear tire company as an international lawyer.

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Born
Mar 23, 1933
Akron
Also known as
  • Hayes Jenkins
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • Akron

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on July 23, 2013

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