Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter (born August 9, 1932, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games.[1] She also competed in fours with Nightingale, Marilyn Thomsen, and Marlyn Thomsen and won the 1949 North American title. After her competitive career ended, she was a judge and a coach. She was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Full name | Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | August 9, 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
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Event | 1951 | 1952 |
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Winter Olympics | 6th | |
World Championships | 8th | 5th |
North American Championships | 2nd | |
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
Fours
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Event | 1949 |
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North American Championships | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "Janet Gerhauser". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
External links
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