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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 (1956–1960).
Carol Heiss is an American figure skater who from 1956 through 1960 dominated women’s competition. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on figure skating.) Heiss began to skate at age six, and she won the world championships in 1956, a title she held for four more years.
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Carol Heiss is an actress who appeared in Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) and other films. She is also a former Olympic gold medalist in ladies' figure skating at Squaw Valley (1960).
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Feb 6, 2022 · Posted Sunday, February 6, 2022 8:00 am. She was the first female skater to land a double axel in competition. Carol Heiss, with her captivating smile and All-American appeal, took silver at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo and then followed up with a gold medal four years later.
Carol Heiss was born on 20 January 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Cortina 1956: VII Olympic Winter Games (1956). She has been married to Hayes Jenkins since 30 April 1960.
- January 20, 1940
Carol HEISS was the first American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at Squaw Valley 1960. She also dominated the World Championships from 1956 to 1960 and appeared in a movie as Snow White.
Carol Heiss is a two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion in figure skating. Born in New York City, Heiss first gained national prominence after winning the 1951 U.S. novice ladies Figure Skating title at age 11.
