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Barbara Wagner

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Barbara Wagner
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Aileen Wagner
Born (1938-05-05) May 5, 1938 (age 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Retired1960
Medal record
Representing Canada
Pairs' figure skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Squaw ValleyPairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1960 VancouverPairs
Gold medal – first place1959 Colorado SpringsPairs
Gold medal – first place1958 ParisPairs
Gold medal – first place1957 Colorado SpringsPairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place1959 TorontoPairs
Gold medal – first place1957 RochesterPairs
Bronze medal – third place1955 ReginaPairs

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]

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

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(with Paul)

International
Event 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Winter Olympics6th1st
World Championships5th5th1st1st1st1st
North American Championships3rd1st1st
National
Canadian Championships3rd J1st J2nd1st1st1st1st1st

References

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  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.