Bobby Beauchamp (born c. 1962) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1979 World Junior silver medalist,[1] 1983 Skate America bronze medalist,[2] and 1983 U.S. national pewter medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1987 World Professional Championships in Jaca, Spain.[3]
| Bobby Beauchamp | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1962 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Mabel Fairbanks John Nicks |
| Retired | c. 1986 |
Beauchamp was raised in Culver City, California.[4] He began skating as a nine-year-old, as a form of physical therapy, having been born with a club foot affecting his left leg.[4] He trained at the Culver City Ice Arena and the Santa Monica Ice Chalet, coached by Mabel Fairbanks and John Nicks.[5]
After ending his competitive career, Beauchamp skated with the Ice Capades.[4] As of 2017, he is a skating coach at Ice Station in Valencia, California.[6]
Competitive highlights edit
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 78–79 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 |
| NHK Trophy | 6th | |||||
| Skate America | 3rd | |||||
| Skate Canada | ? | |||||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 2nd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd J | 7th | 4th | 8th | 10th | |
| U.S. Olympic Festival | ? | |||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 1st | 1st | ||||
| J = Junior level | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Skate America" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2017.
- ^ "World Professional Figure Skating Championships (Jaca, Spain)". Golden Skate. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c Godbey, Christina V. (October 27, 1991). "He's Skating His Way Back to Where He Began". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Making History: Three Decades Of African American Figure Skating Pioneers". Skate Guard. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Professional Instructors". icestation.net. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.