Bobby Beauchamp(bornc.1962) is an American former competitivefigure skater.He is the 1979World Juniorsilver medalist,[1]1983 Skate Americabronze medalist,[2]and1983 U.S. nationalpewter medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1987World Professional ChampionshipsinJaca,Spain.[3]
| Bobby Beauchamp | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1962 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Mabel Fairbanks John Nicks |
| Retired | c.1986 |
Beauchamp was raised inCulver City, California.[4]He began skating as a nine-year-old, as a form of physical therapy, having been born with aclub footaffecting his left leg.[4]He trained at the Culver City Ice Arena and the Santa Monica Ice Chalet, coached byMabel FairbanksandJohn Nicks.[5]
After ending his competitive career, Beauchamp skated with theIce Capades.[4]As of 2017, he is a skating coach at Ice Station inValencia, California.[6]
Competitive highlights
edit| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 78–79 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 |
| NHK Trophy | 6th | |||||
| Skate America | 3rd | |||||
| Skate Canada | ? | |||||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 2nd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd J | 7th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 10th |
| U.S. Olympic Festival | ? | |||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 1st | 1st | ||||
| J = Junior level | ||||||
References
edit- ^"World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men"(PDF).International Skating Union. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 December 2013.
- ^"Skate America"(PDF).Skate Canada.Archived(PDF)from the original on May 30, 2017.
- ^"World Professional Figure Skating Championships (Jaca, Spain)".Golden Skate.RetrievedMay 30,2017.
- ^abcGodbey, Christina V. (October 27, 1991)."He's Skating His Way Back to Where He Began".Los Angeles Times.
- ^"Making History: Three Decades Of African American Figure Skating Pioneers".Skate Guard. 6 February 2017.
- ^"Professional Instructors".icestation.net.Archived fromthe originalon May 30, 2017.