Edward Bodel

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Edward Lee Bodel
BornMay 21, 1921[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 2008(2008-05-17) (aged 86)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerCarmel Bodel
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Oslo Ice dancing
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Regina Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Cleveland Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1951 Calgary Ice dancing

Edward Lee Bodel (May 21, 1921 – May 17, 2008)[2] was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury Bodel, and the pair was married in 1949.[3] The Bodels won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[4]

Competitive Highlights[edit]

(with Carmel)

Event 1946 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
World Championships 4th 7th 3rd 4th 6th 7th
North American Championships 1st 3rd 1st
U.S. Championships 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014". Ancestry.
  3. ^ "California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959". Ancestry.
  4. ^ "TITLE IS RETAINED BY MISS ALBRIGHT; Jenkins Also Wins as U. S. Figure Skaters Excel in North American Meet", The New York Times, March 18, 1955 [1]