David Jenkins (figure skater)

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.
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.
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. After graduating, he became a practicing physician.

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