Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman(born December 25, 1946, inSeattle, Washington) is an Americanpair skater.With sisterCynthia Kauffman,he is a four-time (1966–1969)U.S. national championand a three-time (1966–1968)World bronze medalist.[1]They represented theUnited States at the 1964 Winter Olympicsand the1968 Winter Olympics,placing8th in 1964and6th in 1968.
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| Full name | Ronald Lee Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 25, 1946 Seattle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Cynthia Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Seattle SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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They were inducted into theU.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famein 1995.[2]
Competitive highlights
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| Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Olympics | 8th | 6th | |||||||
| Worlds | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||
| North American | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||||
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| U.S. Champ. | 4th J | 2nd J | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Ronnie KauffmanatOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-02-09.(123KiB)
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