Walter Bainbridge
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| Full name | Walter Bainbridge, Jr. | |||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Red | |||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Lois Waring | |||||||||||||||
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Walter ("Red") Bainbridge, Jr. was an American figure skater. He began skating in Washington state, when his father, geologist Walter H. Bainbridge, was posted there between 1938 and 1945.[1][2] He competed in ice dance with Lois Waring. He was the national champion with Waring in 1947-1949 and North American Champion in 1947 and 1949.[3] He was inducted into the Professional Skaters Association Hall of Fame in 2009.[4]
Results
(with Waring)
| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Notes
- ↑ "Profiles in Time - CS &G Biographies: Walter Bainbridge", NOAA History (website) (from The Personnel Panorama, Vol VI, No. 8, 9/1957)
- ↑ "Sees Ice First Time, Skater Soon Champ", Hartford Courant, 4 Dec 1938, p.D3
- ↑ "Washington FSC National Hall of Fame",
- ↑ "PSA HONORS 'BEST OF THE BEST'" by Lynn Rutherford, U.S. Figure Skating Association (website) 8/7/09
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