[1] In 1961, Jenkins married U.S. figure skater Carol Heiss, who won silver at the 1956 Olympics and gold in 1960.

[3] In 1949, Jenkins won his first senior national medal, bronze, and placed 6th in Paris, France, at his first World Championships.

The following year, he became the national silver medalist and took bronze at the 1950 World Championships in London, England.

Jenkins placed 5th in the compulsory figures, third in the free skating, and 4th overall at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

Ranked first in the compulsory figures and second in free skating, he won the gold medal as the U.S. swept the men's podium at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.