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{{short description|American figure skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Hayes Alan Jenkins
| image =Alan and David Jenkins 1956.jpg
| caption =Hayes (left) and David Jenkins in 1956
| country = [[United States]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|3|23|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S.
| residence =
| spouse = [[Carol Heiss]] (m.1961)
| coach =
| choreographer =
| skating club = [[Broadmoor SC]]<br>Cleveland Skating Club
| retired = 1956
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{Medal|Country | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo]]|[[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|Men's Singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1956 World Figure Skating Championships|1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]|Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1955 World Figure Skating Championships|1955 Vienna]]|Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1954 World Figure Skating Championships|1954 Oslo]]|Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1953 World Figure Skating Championships|1953 Davos]]|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1952 World Figure Skating Championships|1952 Paris]]|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 London]]|Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1955 North American Figure Skating Championships|1955 Regina]]|Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1953 North American Figure Skating Championships|1953 Cleveland]]|Singles}}
}}

'''Hayes Alan Jenkins''' (born March 23, 1933) is an American former [[figure skater]]. He is the [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Olympic]] champion, a four-time [[World Figure Skating Championships|World]] champion (1953–1956), and a four-time [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national]] champion (1953–1956).

== Personal life ==
Jenkins was born on March 23, 1933, in [[Akron, Ohio]], the elder brother of [[David Jenkins (figure skater)|David Jenkins]], also an American former figure skater.<ref name=SR/> He attended Colorado College and [[Harvard Law School]]. He went on to work for the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] tire company as an international lawyer.<ref name=SR/>

In 1961, Jenkins married U.S. figure skater [[Carol Heiss]], who won silver at the 1956 Olympics and gold in 1960.<ref name=FP1996/> The couple have three children together.<ref name=TMC980108/>

== Skating career ==
In 1949, Jenkins won his first senior national medal, bronze, and placed 6th in [[Paris]], France, at his first [[1949 World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]. The following year, he became the national silver medalist and took bronze at the [[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 World Championships]] in [[London]], England.

Jenkins placed 5th in the compulsory figures, third in the free skating, and 4th overall at the [[Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], Norway.<ref name=SR/>

In 1953, Jenkins became the national champion for the first time.<ref name=USC/> He went on to win the first of his four consecutive world titles.

Ranked first in the compulsory figures and second in free skating, he won the gold medal as the U.S. swept the men's podium at the [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Winter Olympics]] in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy.<ref name=Cortina1956/> He retired from competitive skating after winning his fourth world title later in the same year.

The brothers received financial support from the Broadmoor Hotel in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], and a foundation.<ref name=LAT020107/>

==Competitive highlights==
{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International
|-
! Event
! 1949
! 1950
! 1951
! 1952
! 1953
! 1954
! 1955
! 1956
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || || || 4th || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || 6th || bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || 4th || bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Champ.]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd  || bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|}

==References==
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<ref name=FP1996>{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement |last1=Findling |first1=John E. |last2=Pelle |first2=Kimberly D. |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |location=Westport, Connecticut |year=1996 |url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00find |url-access=registration |quote=1956 winter olympics. |isbn=0-313-28477-6 |access-date=2010-03-03 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00find/page/261 261] }}</ref>

<ref name=TMC980108>{{cite news |url=https://www.mcall.com/1998/01/08/heiss-jenkins-is-going-for-more-gold-in-2002-1960-olympic-titlist-hopes-a-student-finishes-first-in-salt-lake-city/ |title=Heiss Jenkins Is Going For More Gold In 2002 * 1960 Olympic Titlist Hopes A Student Finishes First In Salt Lake City |publisher=The Morning Call  |first=Katherine |last=Reinhard |date= January 8, 1998 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170808080148/http://articles.mcall.com/1998-01-08/sports/3191735_1_male-skater-tara-lipinski-american-gold |archive-date= August 8, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=USC>{{cite web |url=http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |title=Past U.S. Champions – Senior |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209010047/http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |archive-date= February 9, 2012 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=LAT020107>{{cite news |url= http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/07/sports/sp-20903/2 |title= In Long Run, Little Things Remain |first= Helene |last= Elliott |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= January 7, 2002 |access-date= November 12, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171118080732/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/07/sports/sp-20903/2 |archive-date= November 18, 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SR>{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/hayes-jenkins-1.html |title=Hayes Jenkins |publisher= [[Sports Reference]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925073305/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/hayes-jenkins-1.html |archive-date= September 25, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=Cortina1956>{{cite book |url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf |title=VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report |publisher=[[Italian National Olympic Committee]] |year=1956 |location=Cortina d'Ampezzo |access-date=2010-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102143039/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf |archive-date=2010-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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