Ronald Kauffman
American pair skater
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Full name | Ronald Lee Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1946-12-25) December 25, 1946 (age 77) Seattle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Cynthia Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Seattle SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman (born December 25, 1946, in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he is a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World bronze medalist.[1] They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing 8th in 1964 and 6th in 1968.
They were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
Competitive highlights
(with Kauffman)
International | |||||||||
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Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
Olympics | 8th | 6th | |||||||
Worlds | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||
North American | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||||
National | |||||||||
U.S. Champ. | 4th J | 2nd J | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
J = Junior level |
References
- ^ "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Pairs" (PDF).
- ^ Hall of Fame Members: UNITED STATES HALL OF FAME Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Ronnie Kauffman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
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- 1920–27: Theresa Weld & Nathaniel Niles
- 1928–29: Maribel Vinson & Thornton Coolidge
- 1930–32: Beatrix Loughran & Sherwin Badger
- 1933: Maribel Vinson & George Hill
- 1934: Grace Madden & J. Lester Madden
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- 1947: Yvonne Sherman & Robert Swenning
- 1948–52: Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy
- 1953–56: Carole Ormaca & Robin Greiner
- 1957–60: Nancy Ludington & Ronald Ludington
- 1961: Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards
- 1962: Dorothyann Nelson & Pieter Kollen
- 1963–64: Judianne Fotheringill & Jerry Fotheringill
- 1965: Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph
- 1966–69: Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman
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