Beatrix Suzetta Loughran (June 30, 1900 – December 7, 1975) was an American

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. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating (1924, 1928, 1932), and one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists. She is a six-time national champion (1925–1927 in singles, 1930–1932 in pairs). Her pairs partner was Sherwin Badger. Beatrix Loughran is the first and only figure skater in history to win three Olympic medals in two separate figure skating disciplines. She is one of only three athletes to win Olympic medals in two separate figure skating disciplines. She was the first North American skater to win a medal at a Worlds Championships, in 1924, when she came in third place. Loughran was born in

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, and died in

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. She was the aunt of three-time national medalist Audrey Peppe. In 1997, Loughran was inducted into the

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Results

Ladies' singles

Pairs

(with Badger)

References

1900 births 1975 deaths American female single skaters American female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in figure skating Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in figure skating Figure skaters from New York City Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub