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Encyclopedia > Tenley Albright
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Tenley Albright
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Silver 1952 Oslo Ladies' singles
Gold 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ladies' singles

Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935 in Newton Centre, Massachusetts) became the first American female skater to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal, at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. She also won the U.S. Championships 5 times, from 1952 to 1956; was World Champion in 1953 and 1955; and had been the silver medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Image File history File links Tenley-Albright-1953. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Oslo, Norway. ... At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. ... The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... At the 1956 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... Cortina dAmpezzo is a town and municipality in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. ... The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Oslo, Norway. ...


Albright retired from competitive skating after the 1956 season. Unlike most elite-level skaters, she never skated professionally. A graduate of The Winsor School in Boston, she had entered Radcliffe College in 1953 as a pre-med student, and after her Olympic triumph she focused on completing her education. Albright graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1961, and went on to become a surgeon. Her interest in medicine was spurred by being hospitalized for an attack of polio as a child.[citation needed] Founded in 1886, The Winsor School is a girls college prep school for day students in grades 5-12. ... Radcliffe College was a liberal arts womens college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, closely associated with Harvard University. ... Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ...

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Competitive highlights

Event 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Olympic Games 2nd 1st
World Championships 6th WD 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
North American Championships 3rd 1st 1st
U.S. Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Quotes

  • People have said to me, 'What connection does surgery have to figure skating?' Whatever you do, if you do it the best you can, has a relation to whatever else you do.
  • If you don't fall down, you aren't trying hard enough.
  • I would bet you that most people who have succeeded, even though they had an idea of what they wanted to do, didn't just say, "I want to be..." and then name a title, or say "happy" or something like that. I bet it's because they loved what they were doing.

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NAME Albright, Tenley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Albright, Tenley Emma
SHORT DESCRIPTION United States figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Newton, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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Tenley Albright Interview -- page 2 / 3 -- Academy of Achievement (2560 words)
Tenley Albright: It scares me when I hear people say, "My daughter is going to be an Olympic swimming champion some day," or when a young skater says to me, "Some day I want to win the world championships." It's nice to have motivation.
Tenley Albright: When I had learned to do certain things skating, and did well in a few competitions, I found that I might be asked to show some of the other children some jumps.
Tenley Albright: I was always motivated to be involved with medicine; I was fascinated.
Britannica India: Did you Know? (503 words)
Albright started skating when she was eight years old.
Afterward, Albright skated briefly as a professional in order to repay her father the money he had spent on her skating.
Albright's jumping ability was minimal compared with what female skaters could do at the beginning of the 21st century—a single axel was her most difficult jump.
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