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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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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.
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 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. She placed second in three straight national championships before making the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team.
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Carol Heiss can boast of the best competitive record in international competition for any American woman. She first competed in the World Championships in 1953, aged only 13, and finished fourth. In 1955 she was runner-up to Tenley Albright, but from 1956 until 1960 she was World Champion.
