Barbara Wagner

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]

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

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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