Hayes Alan Jenkins (born March 23, 1933) is an American former

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. He is the 1956 Olympic champion, a four-time

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champion (1953–1956), and a four-time

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champion (1953–1956).

Personal life

Jenkins was born on March 23, 1933, in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

, the elder brother of David Jenkins, also an American former figure skater. He attended Colorado College and

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. He went on to work for the Goodyear tire company as an international lawyer. In 1961, Jenkins married U.S. figure skater

Carol Heiss Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American former figure skater and actress. Competing in ladies' singles, she became the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist, and a five-time World champion (1956� ...

, who won silver at the 1956 Olympics and gold in 1960. The couple have three children together.

Skating career

In 1949, Jenkins won his first senior national medal, bronze, and placed 6th in

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, France, at his first

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. The following year, he became the national silver medalist and took bronze at the 1950 World Championships in

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, England. Jenkins placed 5th in the compulsory figures, third in the free skating, and 4th overall at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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, Norway. In 1953, Jenkins became the national champion for the first time. He went on to win the first of his four consecutive world titles. Ranked first in the compulsory figures and second in free skating, he won the gold medal as the U.S. swept the men's podium at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

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, Italy. He retired from competitive skating after winning his fourth world title later in the same year. The brothers received financial support from the Broadmoor Hotel in

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, and a foundation.

Competitive highlights

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