Nancy Burley (8 March 1930 – 7 January 2013) was an Australian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics. After Burley's Olympic career she joined her previous coach Felix Kaspar in an international 'ice show'. During that time she traveled performing in ice shows in Europe and Asia.

Personal life

Burley was the mother of figure skaters Sharon and Robyn Burley.

Death

Nancy Burley died 7 January 2013.Obituary, the Age newspape

theage.com; accessed 2 March 2015.

Competitive highlights

References

External links

Profile
Sports-reference.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
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corporate.olympics.com.au; accessed 2 March 2015. 1930 births 2013 deaths Australian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Australia Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing Place of death missing 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub