Career
Jenkins was a strong jumper for his time. He performed a triple axel jump in a 1957 exhibition, 21 years before that jump was landed for the first time in competition. Following the 1960 Olympics, Jenkins declined to compete at the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships.
Instead, he turned professional, taking a leave of absence from his studies at Case Western Reserve Medical School to appear in Ice Follies.
After graduating, he became a practicing physician.
