Robert Swenning
| Robert Swenning | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
July 25, 1924 Greenwich, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 8, 2012 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||
| Former partner | Yvonne Sherman | ||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Robert J. Swenning (July 25, 1924 – November 8, 2012) was an American figure skater. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. He originally competed in ice dance, winning the gold medal at the 1945 United States Figure Skating Championships with partner Kathe Mehl Williams. He later switched to pairs skating and teamed up with Yvonne Sherman. The duo won the 1947 U.S. title, placed fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympic Games, and finished fifth at that year's World Figure Skating Championship. He later paired with Agnes Tyson and won the bronze medal at the 1955 U.S. Championships.
Pairs
(with Sherman)
| Event | 1947 | 1948 |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 4th | |
| World Championships | 5th | |
| North American Championships | 2nd | |
| U.S. Championships | 1st | 2nd |
(with Tyson)
| Event | 1955 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 3rd |
Ice Dance
(with Williams)
| Event | 1945 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 1st |
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.