Beatrix Loughran
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Personal Info | ||
Country: | United States | |
Date of birth: | June 30, 1900 | |
Date of death: | December 7, 1975 (aged 75) | |
Partner: | Sherwin Badger | |
Skating Club: | New York SC |
Olympic medal record | |||
Figure Skating | |||
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Silver | 1924 Chamonix | Ladies' Singles | |
Bronze | 1928 St. Moritz | Ladies' Singles | |
Silver | 1932 Lake Placid | Pairs |
Beatrix S. Loughran (born June 30, 1900 in New York City - died December 7, 1975) was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating (1924, 1928, 1932). She is a six-time National champion (1925-1927 in singles, 1930-1932 in pairs). Her pairs partner was Sherwin Badger.
She was the aunt of three-time national medalist Audrey Peppe.[1]
In 1997, Loughran was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
[edit] Competitive highlights
Event/Season | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1932 |
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U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
North American Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||||
World Championships | 3rd | |||||||
Winter Olympics | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
[edit] References
- ^ "Five Little Pretenders", Time Magazine, 1938-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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