Catherine Machado

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Catherine Machado was an American figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and became the first Hispanic skater to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in 1956. After that year's World Championships, she turned professional. She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2005.^[1]

Results

Event	1955	1956
Winter Olympics		8th
World Championships	10th	6th
U.S. Championships	3rd	3rd

References

↑ Official Site World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Machado, Catherine
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Short description	Figure skater
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