Jennifer Nicks

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Jennifer Nicks figure skating
Full name Jennifer Mary Wisden Nicks
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
birthday April 13, 1932
place of birth Brighton
date of death 21st August 1980 (age 48)
Place of death Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Career
discipline Pair skating
Partner John Nicks
Medal table
World Cup medals 1 × gold 1 × silver 2 × bronze
EM medals 1 × gold 1 × silver 2 × bronze
ISU World figure skating championships
silver London 1950 Couples
bronze Milan 1951 Couples
bronze Paris 1952 Couples
gold Davos 1953 Couples
ISU European figure skating championships
bronze Oslo 1950 Couples
bronze Zurich 1951 Couples
silver Vienna 1952 Couples
gold Dortmund 1953 Couples
 

Jennifer Mary Wisden Nicks (born April 13, 1932 in Brighton , † August 21, 1980 in Delta , British Columbia ) was a British figure skater who started in pair skating .

Her figure skating partner was her brother John Nicks . Together they became British champions six times in a row from 1948 to 1953. Her trainers were Eric W. Hudson and Gladys M. Hogg. They made their first international appearance at the European Championships in 1947 , where they finished sixth. A year later she made her debut at World Championships and Olympic Games . You finished eighth both times. Jennifer Nicks was the youngest participant in those Olympics at the age of 15. The Nicks won their first medals in 1950 with bronze at the European Championships in Oslo and silver at the World Championships in London . In 1951 they were third at both the European Championship and the World Championship . In 1952 the British were runner-up in Europe behind Ria Baran and Paul Falk . At the World Championships , as in the previous year, they won the bronze medal behind the Germans and Karol and Peter Kennedy from the USA. At the Olympic Games in Oslo , they were fourth to miss a medal. Following the resignation of Falk's and Kennedy's Jennifer and John Nicks were in 1953 in Dortmund European champion and in Davos also world champion . They beat the Hungarians Marianna and László Nagy , who were placed in front of them at the Olympic Games last year. After their world championship title, they ended their amateur careers and switched to professionals. Jennifer Nicks died of a heart attack in 1980 .

Results

Pair skating

(with John Nicks )

Competition / year 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
winter Olympics 8th. 4th
World championships 8th. 6th 2. 3. 3. 1.
European championships 6th 5. 6th 3. 3. 2. 1.
British Championships 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.

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