Janet Gerhauser

{{short description|American figure skater}}

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|fullname= Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1932|8|9}}

|birth_place= Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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|formerpartner= John Nightingale

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{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalSport | Pairs' Figure skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1951 Calgary|Pairs}}

{{MedalSport | Fours' Figure skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1949 Philadelphia|Fours}}

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Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter (born August 9, 1932, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/81137 |title=Janet Gerhauser |work=Olympedia |accessdate=3 July 2020}} She also competed in fours with Nightingale, Marilyn Thomsen, and Marlyn Thomsen and won the 1949 North American title. After her competitive career ended, she was a judge and a coach. She was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2008.