Rodney Ward (figure skater)
British figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodney Ward (born 12 February 1941) is a British figure skater. He competed in the pairs event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1] In the 1955–56 season, Rodney Ward (14), along with his partner Carolyn Krau (12), won the national junior pairs' title and finished second on the senior level at the British Championships. After placing 9th at the 1956 European Championships in Paris, they competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where they finished 11th and remain the youngest skaters to ever compete in the pairs event at the Winter Olympics. They placed 9th at their final event of the season, the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | February 12, 1941 Nottingham, England |
| Died | November 29, 2022 (age 81) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Figure skating |
Ward/Krau ranked 13th at the 1958 European Championships in Bratislava and 12th at the 1958 World Championships in Paris.
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1955–56 | 1957–58 |
| Winter Olympics | 11th | |
| World Championships | 9th | 12th |
| European Championships | 9th | 13th |
| National | ||
| British Championships | 2nd | |
| British Junior Champ. | 1st | |
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