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Categories: 1935 births | U.S. figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics | American physicians
Tenley Albright
Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935) - at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, became the first American lady to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal. Enrolled in Harvard Medical School later that year and went on to become a surgeon.
External links
- IOC Athlete Biography
- Academy of Achievement interview - June 21, 1991
Categories: 1935 births | U.S. figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics | American physicians
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