Beatrix Suzetta Loughran (June 30, 1900 – December 7, 1975)[1] was an American figure skater who competed in single and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating (1924, 1928, 1932), and one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists. She is a six-time national champion (1925–1927 in singles, 1930–1932 in pairs). Her pairs partner was Sherwin Badger.
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Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1900-06-30)June 30, 1900 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 7, 1975(1975-12-07) (aged 75) Long Beach, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Sherwin Badger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Skating Club of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loughran was born in Mount Vernon, New York, 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.[1]
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 |
(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 |
North American champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles | |
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