Jump to content

John Nightingale (figure skater)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lugnuts (talk | contribs) at 11:32, 3 July 2020 (Adding local short description: "American figure skater", overriding Wikidata description "figure skater" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

John Nightingale
Full nameJohn Sheridan Nightingale
Born (1928-12-02) December 2, 1928 (age 95)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Medal record
Representing United States
Pairs' Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1951 Calgary Pairs
Fours' Figure skating
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Philadelphia Fours

John Nightingale (born December 2, 1928) was an American figure skater. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He competed in pairs with partner Janet Gerhauser, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games. He also competed in fours with Gerhauser, Marilyn Thomsen, and Marlyn Thomsen and won the 1949 North American title.

Competitive highlights

Results

(with Gerhauser)

Event 1951 1952
Winter Olympics 6th
World Championships 8th 5th
North American Championships 2nd
U.S. Championships 2nd 2nd

Fours

(with Gerhauser, Thomsen, and Thomsen)

Event 1949
North American Championships 1st

References