Cynthia Diane Kauffman (married name: Marshall; born August 23, 1948, in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With brother Ronald Kauffman, she is a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World bronze medalist.[1] They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing 8th in 1964 and 6th in 1968.

Cynthia Kauffman
Full nameCynthia Diane Kauffman
Born (1948-08-23) August 23, 1948 (age 76)
Seattle
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerRonald Kauffman
Skating clubSeattle SC
Medal record
Pairs' Figure skating
Representing United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Geneva Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Vienna Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Davos Pairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Oakland Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montreal Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1965 Rochester Pairs

They were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

Competitive highlights

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(with Kauffman)

International
Event 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Olympics 8th 6th
Worlds 7th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th
North American 2nd 1st 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 4th J 2nd J 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
J = Junior level

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  2. ^ Hall of Fame Members: UNITED STATES HALL OF FAME Archived September 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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