Jennison Heaton
Jennison Heaton (born April 16, 1904 in New Haven , Connecticut , † August 6, 1971 in Burlingame , California ) was an American bobsleigh and skeleton driver .
Heaton was the first Olympic champion in skeleton . He won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz ahead of his younger brother John , who won the silver medal. Jennison won by just a second over John. Also in St. Moritz, Jennison Heaton piloted a USA team to the silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh competition.
Web links
- Jennison Heaton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
1928: Jennison Heaton | 1948: Nino Bibbia | 2002: Jim Shea | 2006: Duff Gibson | 2010: Jon Montgomery | 2014: Alexander Tretyakov | 2018: Yun Sung-bin
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| SURNAME | Heaton, Jennison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsleigh and skeleton rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1971 |
| Place of death | Burlingame |