Barbara Wagner
Full nameBarbara Aileen Wagner
Born (1938-05-05) May 5, 1938
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Retired1960
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pairs' figure skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1960 VancouverPairs
Gold medal – first place 1959 Colorado SpringsPairs
Gold medal – first place 1958 ParisPairs
Gold medal – first place 1957 Colorado SpringsPairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 TorontoPairs
Gold medal – first place 1957 RochesterPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1955 ReginaPairs

Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938) is a Canadian former pair skater. She teamed up with Robert Paul in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions,[1] four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Ice Capades.[2]

Wagner was formerly married to U.S. figure skater James Grogan.[3] She resides in Alpharetta, Georgia, coaching figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler, and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club.[4]

Results

(with Paul)

International
Event 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Winter Olympics6th1st
World Championships5th5th1st1st1st1st
North American Championships3rd1st1st
National
Canadian Championships2nd1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Pair Captures Gold Medal in Figure Skating". The Montreal Gazette. February 20, 1960.
  2. ↑ "Spins through Professional Circles". Skating magazine. November 1963.
  3. ↑ "Jim Grogan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Cooler Figure Skating Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


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