Barbara Florence Amelia Wyatt Hardy (17 July 1930 – 10 January 2012)[1] was a British figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was a two-time European bronze medalist (1951 and 1952)[2] and finished seventh at the 1952 Winter Olympics. She was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler.[3]
| Barbara Wyatt | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Barbara Florence Amelia Wyatt 17 July 1930 Brighton, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 2012 (aged 81) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jacques Gerschwiler (former) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wyatt is the mother of NHL hockey player Mark Hardy.[1]
Results
edit| Event | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
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| Winter Olympics | 7th | |||||
| World Championships | 16th | 10th | 10th | 5th | 5th | |
| European Championships | 12th | 10th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ a b "Barbara Wyatt". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships - Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2013.
- ^ Bird, Dennis L. (6 September 2003). "Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach". Independent.co.uk.
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