Barbara Wagner
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Competitor for  Canada |
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| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | Pairs |
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| Full name | Barbara Aileen Wagner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Canada |
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| Born | May 5, 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Former partner | Robert Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian pair skater who competed with Robert Paul. The couple captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1]
After her competitive career, she married fellow skater James Grogan (but they later divorced).[2] With Paul, she toured with Ice Capades.[3]
Currently Barbara resides in Alpharetta, Georgia, where she coaches figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler, and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club.[citation needed]
[edit] Results
(with Paul)
| Event | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
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| Winter Olympics | 6th | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
[edit] References
- ^ Canadian Pair Captures Gold Medal in Figure Skating, The Montreal Gazette, 20 Feb 1960 [1]
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ "Spins through Professional Circles", Skating magazine, November 1963
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| Preceded by Lucile Wheeler |
(with Bob Paul) Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1959 |
Succeeded by Anne Heggtveit |
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