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Jerry Fotheringill
Full nameJerry Joseph Fotheringill
Born (1942-03-07) March 7, 1942 (age 82)
Tacoma, Washington
Height180 cm (5.9 ft)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerJudianne Fotheringill
Skating clubBroadmoor SC

Jerry Joseph Fotheringill (born March 7, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American former pair skater. With sister Judianne Fotheringill, he was the U.S. national champion in 1963 and 1964. They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th.

The Fotheringills were originally from Tacoma, Washington but later relocated to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they represented the Broadmoor Skating Club. Jerry attended Colorado College, where he majored in psychology and political science, during the time he was competing. Jerry was 5'11" tall and three years older than his sister, who was tall for a pair skater at 5'7".[1]

Competitive highlights

(with Judianne Fotheringill)

International
Event 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964
Winter Olympics 7th
World Championships 10th 7th 8th
North American Champ. 3rd
National
U.S. Championships 1st J 5th 2nd 1st 1st
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "1963 North American, U.S., & Canadian Champions", Skating magazine, May 1963
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerry Fotheringill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04.
  • "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) (123 KiB)