David Jenkins (figure skater)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's figure skating | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Singles | |
| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | Singles | |
David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936 in Akron, Ohio), an American figure skater, won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. David Jenkins had led the world in men's skating for four years, following the four-year lead of his older brother, figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins.
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| North American Championships | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
[edit] Navigation
|
1908: Ulrich Salchow | 1920: Gillis Grafström | 1924: Gillis Grafström | 1928: Gillis Grafström | 1932: Karl Schäfer | 1936: Karl Schäfer | 1948: Dick Button | 1952: Dick Button | 1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1960: David Jenkins | 1964: Manfred Schnelldorfer | 1968: Wolfgang Schwarz | 1972: Ondrej Nepela | 1976: John Curry | 1980: Robin Cousins | 1984: Scott Hamilton | 1988: Brian Boitano | 1992: Viktor Petrenko | 1994: Alexei Urmanov | 1998: Ilia Kulik | 2002: Alexei Yagudin | 2006: Evgeni Plushenko |
|
1923: Sherwin Badger | 1925-1927: Melville Rogers | 1929-1939: Montgomery Wilson | 1941: Ralph McCreath | 1947-1951: Dick Button | 1953-1955: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1957: David Jenkins | 1959-1961: Donald Jackson | 1963: Donald McPherson | 1965: Gary Visconti | 1967: Donald Knight | 1969: Tim Wood | 1971: John Misha Petkevich |
|
1914: Norman M. Scott | 1918: Nathaniel Niles | 1920-1924: Sherwin Badger | 1925: Nathaniel Niles | 1926: Chris Christenson | 1927: Nathaniel Niles | 1928-1934: Roger Turner | 1935-1939: Robin Lee | 1940-1941: Eugene Turner | 1942: Bobby Specht | 1943: Arthur Vaughn Jr. | 1946-1952: Dick Button | 1953-1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1957-1960: David Jenkins | 1961: Bradley Lord | 1962: Monty Hoyt | 1963: Thomas Litz | 1964: Scott Allen | 1965: Gary Visconti | 1966: Scott Allen | 1967: Gary Visconti | 1968-1970: Tim Wood | 1971: John Misha Petkevich | 1972: Kenneth Shelley | 1973-1975: Gordon McKellen, Jr. | 1976: Terry Kubicka | 1977-1980: Charles Tickner | 1981-1984: Scott Hamilton | 1985-1988: Brian Boitano | 1989: Christopher Bowman | 1990-1991: Todd Eldredge | 1992: Christopher Bowman | 1993-1994: Scott Davis | 1995: Todd Eldredge | 1996: Rudy Galindo | 1997-1998: Todd Eldredge | 1999-2000: Michael Weiss | 2001: Timothy Goebel | 2002: Todd Eldredge | 2003: Michael Weiss | 2004-2006: Johnny Weir | 2007: Evan Lysacek |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenkins, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jenkins, David Wilkinson |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | United States figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: American figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics | 1935 births | Living people | United States figure skater stubs | Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics | People from Akron, Ohio | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic competitors for the United States
