Kathleen Shaw

For the Anglo-Irish sculptor, see Kathleen Trousdell Shaw.

Gertrude Kathleen Shaw (18 January 1903 – 19 July 1983) was a British figure skater. She was born in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire and was the 1926 World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th, and at the 1928 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She won the inaugural British Figure Skating Championships in 1927.^[1]

Kathleen Shaw
Skating magazine, December 1927
Full name	Gertrude Kathleen Shaw
Born	18 January 1903 Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England
Died	19 July 1983(1983-07-19) (aged 80)
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom
Retired	1930
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom Ladies' Figure skating World Championships 1926 Stockholm Ladies' singles

Results

Event	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930
Winter Olympic Games	7th				14th
World Championships		4th	3rd		6th
European Championships							8th
British Championships				1st		1st	1st

References

1. Bird, Denis L. "NISA History Archive SKATING A BRIEF HISTORY OF ICE AND The NATIONAL ICE SKATING ASSOCIATION of Great Britain". National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.