Jennison Heaton

Jennison Heaton

Jennison Heaton at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born April 16, 1904
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died August 6, 1971 (aged 67)
Burlingame, California, United States
Sport
Sport skeleton, bobsleigh

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]

References

  1. Jennison Heaton. sports-reference.com
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