Tenley Albright

Tenley Albright
Albright in 1953
Full nameTenley Emma Albright
Born (1935-07-18) July 18, 1935 (age 89)
Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S.
HometownChestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston[1]
Retired1956
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Ladies' figure skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Ladies' singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1955 Vienna Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1954 Oslo Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1953 Davos Ladies' singles
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Regina Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1953 Cleveland Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Calgary Ladies' singles
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Tenley Emma Albright (born July 18, 1935) is an American former figure skater and surgeon. She is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1952 Olympic silver medalist, the 1953 and 1955 World Champion, the 1953 and 1955 North American champion, and the 1952–1956 U.S. national champion. Albright is also a graduate of Harvard Medical School. In 2015, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tenley Albright". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Zeppieri-Caruana, Marisa (October 3, 2015). "10 women honored at Hall of Fame induction". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved October 4, 2015.