Beatrix Loughran
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Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | June 30, 1900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
December 7, 1975 75) Long Beach, New York, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Sherwin Badger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | New York SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beatrix Suzetta Loughran (June 30, 1900 – December 7, 1975)[1] 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.
Loughran was born Mount Vernon, New York in and died in Long Beach, New York.[1] She was the aunt of three-time national medalist Audrey Peppe.[2]
In 1997, Loughran was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Results
Ladies' singles
Event | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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Winter Olympics | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
World Championships | 3rd | ||||||
North American Championships | 1st | 1st | |||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Pairs
(with Badger)
Event | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 4th | 2nd | |||
World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | ||
North American Championships | 3rd | ||||
U.S. Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- 1 2 "Beatrix Loughran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Five Little Pretenders". Time Magazine. 1938-03-07. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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