Jeannette Altwegg CBE (married name: Wirz; born 8 September 1930) is a British figure skater. She is the 1952 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and the 1951 & 1952 European champion. Altwegg was born in Mumbai, India and raised in Lancashire, the daughter of a British mother and Swiss father. Altwegg was a competitive tennis player, reaching the junior finals at Wimbledon in 1947 before giving up the sport to focus on skating. She was known for her strong compulsory figures.