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James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000)[1] was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics.[2] He also won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships. During his competitive career, he was coached by Edi Scholdan at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3]

James Grogan
Grogan in 1958
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1931-12-07)December 7, 1931 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	July 3, 2000(2000-07-03) (aged 68) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Former coach	Edi Scholdan
Skating club	St. Moritz Figure Skating Club
Medal record Men's figure skating Representing  United States Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Singles World Championships 1954 Oslo Singles 1953 Davos Singles 1952 Paris Singles 1951 Milan Singles North American Championships 1951 Calgary Singles 1949 Philadelphia Singles 1947 Ottawa Singles

After turning professional, he performed in Arthur Wirtz's Hollywood Ice Revue, with Sonja Henie's European tour, and later in Ice Capades before taking up coaching. He founded a skating school at Squaw Valley and coached at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California for many years.[3] He was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991.[4]

Grogan was born in Tacoma, Washington. He was married to 1960 Olympic pair champion Barbara Wagner, but they later divorced.[1] He died suddenly of multiple organ failure on July 3, 2000, in San Bernardino, California.[1] He was survived by his daughter and son and second wife Yasuko Grogan.[4]

Competitive highlights

Event	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954
Winter Olympics		6th				3rd
World Championships		5th	4th		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
North American Championships	2nd		2nd		2nd
U.S. Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd		2nd	2nd

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[de] James Grogan

James David "Jim" Grogan (* 7. Dezember 1931 in Tacoma, Washington; † 2. Juli 2000 in San Bernardino, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Eiskunstläufer, der im Einzellauf startete.

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- [en] James Grogan

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[fr] James Grogan

James Grogan, né le 7 décembre 1931 et décédé le 2 juillet 2000, était un ancien patineur artistique américain. Barré par Dick Button puis par Hayes Alan Jenkins, il n'a jamais remporté de titre majeur, devant se contenter de médailles d'argent et de bronze.

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[it] James Grogan

James David "Jim" Grogan (Tacoma, 7 dicembre 1931 – San Bernardino, 3 luglio 2000) è stato un pattinatore artistico su ghiaccio statunitense.

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[ru] Грогэн, Джеймс

Джеймс Грогэн (англ. James Grogan, родился 7 декабря 1931 года в Такома штат Вашингтон, США, умер 3 июля 2000 года в Сан-Бернардино штат Калифорния) — фигурист из США бронзовый призёр зимней Олимпиады 1952 года, серебряный призёр чемпионатов мира (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 годов), серебряный призёр чемпионатов США (1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 годов), бронзовый призёр чемпионата США (1947) в мужском одиночном катании. Участник зимних Олимпийских игр в 1948 году.

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