Jennison Heaton
Jennison Heaton (April 16, 1904 – August 6, 1971) was an American bobsled and skeleton racer. He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in the skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition. In the skeleton, Heaton beat the silver medalist (his younger brother John) by one second. His other brother Trowbridge was also a bobsleigh enthusiast. Heaton later married Beulah Fiske, becoming the brother-in-law of Billy Fiske, also an Olympic bobsledder.[1]
 Jennison Heaton at the 1928 Olympics | |
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| Born | April 16, 1904 New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | August 6, 1971 (aged 67) Burlingame, California, United States |
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| Sport | skeleton, bobsleigh |
Medal record
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References
- Jennison Heaton Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links
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- Bobsleigh five-man Olympic medalists for 1928
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Men's skeleton Olympic medalists since 1928
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