Edward Lee Bodel (May 21, 1921 – May 17, 2008)[2] was an American figure skater, competing in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury 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.[3][4]
| Edward Lee Bodel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 21, 1921[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 17, 2008 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Carmel Bodel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive Highlights
edit(with Carmel)
| Event | 1946 | 1949 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
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| 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- ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014". Ancestry.
- ^ 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 October 10, 2024.
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