Carol Heiss

1956 Olympic Gold Medallist
Squaw Valley, CA

Born: Jan 20, 1940, New York City, New York

Grew up in Queens, New York

Started skating at age 6

Coach: Pierre Brunet

Skating Club: SC of New York

Retired: 1960

1951: U.S. Novice Ladies Champion

1952: U.S. Junior Ladies Champion

1953-1956: U.S. Senior Ladies Silver Medalist

1956 Olympics, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Silver Medal

1956-1960 Worlds: World Champion

1957 & 1959 North American Championships: Gold Medalist

1957-1960: US National Champion

1960 Olympics, Squaw Valley, CA: Gold Medal

1961: Film role, Snow White and the Three Stooges.

1970s: Began coaching in Lakewood, Ohio. Noted students include Timothy Goebel, Tonia Kwiatkowski and Miki Ando.

Carol's sister Nancy was also a competitive figure skater.  At the 1959 U.S. National Championships Carol was the Gold and Nancy Silver medallist.  They are the only sisters to medal in a Senior Singles event at the U.S. Championships.

Worked as a skating commentator during the 1980s.

Married to: Hayes Jenkins