David Jenkins (figure skater)

David Jenkins
David Jenkins at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	June 29, 1936 Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Skating club	Broadmoor SC
Retired	1960
Medal record Competitor for  United States Olympic Games 1960 Squaw Valley Singles 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Singles World Championships 1959 Colorado Springs Singles 1958 Paris Singles 1957 Colorado Springs Singles 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Singles 1955 Vienna Singles North American Championships 1957 Rochester Singles 1955 Regina Singles

David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936) is a retired American figure skater. He competed in the singles at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively. In 1956 he lost to his elder brother Hayes Alan Jenkins.^[1]

Jenkins was a strong jumper for his time. He performed a triple axel jump in a 1957 exhibition, 21 years before that jump was landed for the first time in competition.^[2]

Following the 1960 Olympics, Jenkins declined to compete at the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships. Instead, he turned professional, taking a leave of absence from his studies at Case Western Reserve Medical School to appear in Ice Follies.^[3] After graduating, he became a practicing physician.^[1][4]

Competitive highlights

Event	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
Winter Olympics			3rd				1st
World Championships	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st
North American Championships		2nd		1st
U.S. Championships	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. "David Jenkins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
2. "Akron native David Jenkins still feels urge to compete, 50 years after winning gold".
3. "News About Skaters", Skating magazine, November 1960
4. "Notable Alumni". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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