Walter Muehlbronner
BornWalter Eugen Mühlbronner
10 February 1922[1]
Stuttgart, Germany
Died17 November 2005
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Medal record
Representing United States
Pairs' Figure skating
North American Championships
Bronze medal – third place1949 PhiladelphiaPairs
Ice dancing Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1949 PhiladelphiaIce dancing

Walter Eugene Muehlbronner (born Walter Eugen Mühlbronner;[2] 10 February 1922 – 17 November 2005)[3] was a German-American figure skater. He became a U.S. citizen in 1946.[4] He competed in pairs and ice dance with Irene Maguire, whom he married in 1951. They won national silver medals in both pairs and ice dance in 1949 and 1950.[5] The two continued skating as professionals, billed as "Walter and Irene" for 7 years, in the Ice Follies.[3][6]

In later years, he settled in Philadelphia, working first as a figure skating teacher, then as a skating club manager. He was president of the Professional Skaters Association for a few years in the early 1970s, and retired from skating in 1990.[3]

Results

(pairs with Maguire)

Event 1949 1950
World Championships10th
North American Championships3rd
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

(ice dance with Maguire)

Event 1949 1950
North American Championships2nd
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

References

  1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  2. ↑ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
  3. 1 2 3 "Obituaries", Chestnut Hill Local
  4. ↑ New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
  5. ↑ Results Book Skate Canada
  6. ↑ "Youngsters Formed Skating Team, Now in Ice Follies", Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11, 1953
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