Jeannette Altwegg
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 Altwegg in 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jeannette Eleanor Altwegg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1930 Bombay, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 2021 (aged 90) Geneva, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Jacques Gerschwiler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Queens Ice Dance Club, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeannette Wirz CBE (née Altwegg; 8 September 1930 – 18 June 2021) was a British figure skater. She competed in ladies' singles. She was the 1952 Olympic champion, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and a double (1951 & 1952) European champion.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jeannette Wirz-Altwegg 8. September 1930 - 18. Juni 2021". Berner Zeitung. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021.
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