Jennifer Nicks

Personal information
Born	(1932-04-13)13 April 1932
Died	21 August 1980(1980-08-21) (aged 48)
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Retired	1953
Medal record Representing Great Britain Pairs'Figure skating World Championships 1953 Davos Pairs 1951 Milan Pairs 1952 Paris Pairs 1950 London Pairs European Championships 1953 Davos Pairs 1952 Vienna Pairs 1950 Oslo Pairs 1951 Zürich Pairs

Jennifer Mary Nicks (13 April 1932 – 21 August 1980) was a Britishpair skater. She competed with brotherJohn Nicks. In 1953, the two won Great Britain's onlyWorld andEuropean titles in pair skating, after having placed fourth at the1952 Winter Olympics.

Jennifer Nicks, the daughter of a sporting goods store owner, grew up inBrighton,England.^[1][2] She was the sister ofJohn Nicks.^[1] She died in 1980 as the result of aheart attack.

Jennifer Nicks began skating after her father – who knew nothing about skating but wanted to sell skating equipment – put her and her brother in skates in order to learn more about them.^[1]

Jennifer and John Nicks competed initially as singles skaters but agreed to train together inpair skating upon the request of the British association, which promised to support them.^[1] They made their first Olympic appearance at the1948 Winter Olympics, where they finished 8th. The pair won the first of their four World medals, silver, at the1950 World Championships. They won World bronze the next two seasons and competed at their secondOlympics in 1952, where they finished 4th. The pair won gold at the1953 World Championships inDavos,Switzerland. They retired from competition after the event.

(with John Nicks)

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• World Figure Skating Championships medalists
• European Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Nicks-Littlefield family

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