Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938) is a Canadian former pair skater. She teamed up with Robert Paul in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions,[1] four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Ice Capades.[2]
| Barbara Wagner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Barbara Aileen Wagner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wagner was formerly married to U.S. figure skater James Grogan.[3] She resides in Alpharetta, Georgia, coaching figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler, and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club.[4]
Results
edit(with Paul)
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
| National | ||||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Pair Captures Gold Medal in Figure Skating". The Montreal Gazette. February 20, 1960.
- ^ "Spins through Professional Circles". Skating magazine. November 1963.
- ^ "Jim Grogan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Cooler Figure Skating Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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