Walter "Red" H. Bainbridge Jr.(May 5, 1930 – September 22, 2024) was an Americanfigure skater.He began skating in Washington state, when his father, geologist Walter H. Bainbridge, was posted there between 1938 and 1945.[1][2]He competed inice dancewithLois Waring.He was the national champion with Waring in 1947-1949 and North American Champion in 1947 and 1949.[3]He was inducted into the Professional Skaters Association Hall of Fame in 2009.[4]
| Walter Bainbridge | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Walter H. Bainbridge, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Red | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1930 Corpus Christi, Texas,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 22, 2024(aged 94) Rockford, Illinois,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bainbridge died on September 22, 2024, at the age of 94.[5]
Results
edit(with Waring)
| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Notes
edit- ^"Profiles in Time - CS &G Biographies: Walter Bainbridge",NOAAHistory (website)[1](from The Personnel Panorama, Vol VI, No. 8, 9/1957)
- ^"Sees Ice First Time, Skater Soon Champ",Hartford Courant,4 Dec 1938, p.D3[2]
- ^"Washington FSC National Hall of Fame"
- ^"PSA HONORS 'BEST OF THE BEST'" by Lynn Rutherford, U.S. Figure Skating Association (website) 8/7/09[3]
- ^"Walter H." Red "Bainbridge Jr. Obituary 2024".Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD.Retrieved2024-10-24.
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