Carmel Waterbury Bodel (1912 - 2013)[1] was an American figure skater, competing in ice dance with Edward Bodel. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Bodels won the bronze medal in 1946 and 1949, the year they married each other, and the gold medal three times, in 1951, 1954, and 1955. They came in first place at the North American Championships in 1951 and 1955 and won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[2][3]
| Carmel Bodel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carmel Waterbury Bodel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 13, 2013 Chico, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Edward Bodel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competitive highlights
edit(with Edward)
| Event | 1946 | 1949 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | |||
| North American Championships | 1st | 3rd | 1st | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th |
Notes
edit- ^ Chico Enterprise Record; death notices
- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- ^ "Title is Retained by Miss Albright". The New York Times. March 18, 1955. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
 | This article about a United States figure skater is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |