Tenley Albright

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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, between 1952 and 1956; was World Champion in 1953 and 1955; and had been the silver medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Albright retired from competitive skating after the 1956 season. Unlike most elite-level skaters, she never skated professionally. 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.

Competitive highlights

1951

• U.S Championships - 2nd

1952

• U.S. Championships - 1st
• Olympics - 2nd

1953

• U.S. Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 1st

1954

• U.S. Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 2nd

1955

• U.S. Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 1st

1956

• U.S. Championships - 1st
• Olympics - 1st
• World Championships - 2nd

External links

• [IOC Athlete Biography]
• [Academy of Achievement interview] - June 21, 1991
• [Newsweek article about Albright's experience with polio]
• [CNNSI.com] - 100 Greatest Female Athletes
• [Tenley Albright's U.S. Olympic Team bio]

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