Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief, c. 1950
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (1930-12-04) 4 December 1930
Paris
Former partner Tony Font
Skating club De Glace Club Paris
Français Volants Paris
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Olympic Games
1952 Oslo Ladies' singles
World Championships
1952 Paris Ladies' singles
1951 Milan Ladies' singles
European Championships
1952 Vienna Ladies' singles
1951 Zürich Ladies' singles
1950 Oslo Ladies' singles

Jacqueline du Bief (born 4 December 1930 in Paris) is a French figure skater who competed mainly in single skating. She is the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist,[1] the 1952 World champion,[2] a three-time European medalist,[3] and a six-time French national champion (1947–1952).

As a pair skater, she competed with Tony Font, winning the 1950 & 1951 French national titles.

After turning professional, she toured with several shows like Ice Capades, Hollywood Ice Revues, Scala Eisrevue from 1952 to 1964.

Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles

International
Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Winter Olympics 16th 3rd
World Championships 18th 9th 6th 2nd 1st
European Championships 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd
National
French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pairs with Tony Font

National
Event 1950 1951
French Championships 1st 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Jacqueline du Bief". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  3. ↑ "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.


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