Joseph Savage

Joseph Knebel Savage(May 21, 1879 inNew York, New York– March 10, 1956 inAsbury Park, New Jersey) was an American figure skater who competed in pairs andice dance.Teamed withEdith Secord,he won the bronze medal in pairs at theUnited States Figure Skating Championshipsin 1929 and 1930 and finished eighth at the 1930World Figure Skating Championships.He then teamed withGertrude Meredith,capturing two more bronze medals at the U.S. Championships in 1932 and 1933 and finishing seventh out of seven pairs at the1932 Winter Olympic Games(when Savage was 52 years old).

Joseph Savage
Born	(1879-05-21)May 21, 1879
Died	March 10, 1956(1956-03-10)(aged 76)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Medal record RepresentingUnited States Fours'Figure skating North American Championships 1939 Toronto Fours

Savage later switched disciplines to ice dance and teamed withMarjorie Parkerto win the first official United States championship in 1936. After he and Parker won a silver medal at the 1937 nationals, he joined forces with partnerKatherine Durbrowto win another silver in 1938. The following year, he andNettie Prantellfinished second at the U.S. Championships. He later re-teamed with Parker, and the duo won a silver medal at the 1943 Nationals, at which time Savage was 63.

Savage was also an administrator in several figure skating organizations. Away from the ice, he was an attorney.

Results

Pairs

(with Secord)

Event	1929	1930
World Championships		8th
U.S. Championships	3rd	3rd

(with Meredith)

Event	1932	1933
Winter Olympic Games	7th
U.S. Championships	3rd	3rd

Ice Dance

(with Parker)

Event	1936	1937	1943
U.S. Championships	1st	2nd	2nd

(with Durbrow)

Event	1938
U.S. Championships	2nd

(with Prantell)

Event	1939
U.S. Championships	2nd

Fours

(withNettie Prantel,Marjorie Parker,andGeorge Boltres)

Event	1939
North American Championships	3rd

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Joseph Savage".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-17.