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David Jenkins

1936 - Today

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David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936) is an American former figure skater. He is the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, and a four-time U.S. national champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Jenkins is the 109th most popular skater (down from 99th in 2019), the 9,188th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,659th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, David Jenkins ranks 109 out of 483Before him are Carol Heiss, Sten Stensen, Jeanne Ashworth, Lassi Parkkinen, Steven Bradbury, and Kees Verkerk. After him are Denise Biellmann, Marianna Nagy, Manfred Schnelldorfer, Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Ekaterina Gordeeva, and Regine Heitzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, David Jenkins ranks 465Before him are Kenneth Copeland, Eddie Colman, Leonid Ostrovski, Giuliana Calandra, Margot Eskens, and Antonio Mercero. After him are Yury Osipov, Juan Seminario, Leon O. Chua, Enric Gensana, Kjell Grede, and Vladimir Resin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Jenkins ranks 9,190 out of 20,380Before him are Cliff Bourland (1921), John N. Bahcall (1934), Robert Nisbet (1913), Jamie Farr (1934), John Torrey (1796), and James Worthy (1961). After him are Lee Pace (1979), Jason Biggs (1978), Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978), Fyvush Finkel (1922), Mary Wilson (1944), and Richard Herd (1932).

Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, David Jenkins ranks 11Before him are Tony Hawk (1968), Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), and Jeanne Ashworth (1938). After him are Terry McDermott (1940), Beatrix Loughran (1900), Sheila Young (1950), Peggy Fleming (1948), Dorothy Hamill (1956), and Tenley Albright (1935).