Ronald Kauffman
Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman (born December 25, 1946 in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he 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.
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Full name | Ronald Lee Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Seattle | December 25, 1946||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Cynthia Kauffman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Seattle SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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They were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
Competitive highlights
(with Kauffman)
International | |||||||||
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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
External links
- Ronnie Kauffman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
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