Daphne Walker (figure skater)
British figure skater
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Full name | Daphne Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daphne Walker (born c. 1924) is a British retired figure skater. She is the 1939 World bronze medalist and 1947 silver medalist, and the 1939 & 1947 European bronze medalist.
Walker almost drowned in Brighton in 1947, but was rescued by American William Keefe. The pair married in London in 1948.[1]
Results
Event | 1938 | 1939 | 1947 |
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World Championships | 7th | 3rd | 2nd |
European Championships | 10th | 3rd | 3rd |
British Championships | 1st |
References
- ^ "Daphne Walker Marries Rescuer". The Ottawa Journal. 17 January 1948. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
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- 1927: Kathleen Shaw
- 1928: Constance Wilson
- 1929-1930: Kathleen Shaw
- 1932-1934: Megan Taylor
- 1935-1939: Cecilia Colledge
- 1946: Cecilia Colledge
- 1947: Daphne Walker
- 1948–1951: Jeannette Altwegg
- 1952–1953: Valda Osborn
- 1954–1956: Yvonne Sugden
- 1958: Diana Clifton-Peach
- 1959–1960: Patricia Pauley
- 1961: Diana Clifton-Peach
- 1962: Jacqueline Harbord
- 1963: Diana Clifton-Peach
- 1964–1968: Sally-Anne Stapleford
- 1969–1971: Patricia Dodd
- 1972: Jean Scott
- 1973: Maria McLean
- 1974: Jean Scott
- 1975: Gail Keddie
- 1976–1978: Karena Richardson
- 1979: Deborah Cottrill
- 1980: Karena Richardson
- 1981: Karen Wood
- 1982: Deborah Cottrill
- 1983: Karen Wood
- 1984–1985: Susan Jackson
- 1986–1989: Joanne Conway
- 1990: Emma Murdoch
- 1991–1992: Joanne Conway
- 1993: Charlene von Saher
- 1994: Stephanie Main
- 1995: Jenna Arrowsmith
- 1996: Stephanie Main
- 1997–1998: Jenna Arrowsmith
- 1999: Stephanie Main
- 2000: Tamsin Sear
- 2001–2002: Zoe Jones
- 2003–2005: Jenna McCorkell
- 2006: Vanessa James
- 2007–2014: Jenna McCorkell
- 2015: Karly Robertson
- 2016: Danielle Harrison
- 2017–2020: Natasha McKay
- 2022–2023: Natasha McKay
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