Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief (born 4 December 1930) is a French retired figure skater who competed mainly in single skating. She is the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist,[1] the 1952 World champion,[2] a three-time European medalist,[3] and a six-time French national champion (1947–1952).

Jacqueline du Bief
Jacqueline du Bief, c. 1950
Born (1930-12-04) 4 December 1930
Paris, France
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
Skating clubDe Glace Club Paris
Français Volants Paris
Retired1952
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1952 OsloLadies' singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1952 ParisLadies' singles
Silver medal – second place1951 MilanLadies' singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1952 ViennaLadies' singles
Silver medal – second place1951 ZürichLadies' singles
Bronze medal – third place1950 OsloLadies' singles

Bief was born in Paris. As a pair skater, she competed with Tony Font, winning the 1950 & 1951 French national titles. After turning professional, she toured with several shows like Ice Capades, Hollywood Ice Revues, Scala Eisrevue from 1952 to 1964.

Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles
International
Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Winter Olympics16th3rd
World Championships18th9th6th2nd1st
European Championships7th3rd2nd2nd
National
French Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pairs with Tony Font
National
Event 1950 1951
French Championships1st1st

References
  1. "Jacqueline du Bief". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.
  2. "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  3. "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.