Roger Felix Turner (March 3, 1901 – October 29, 1993) was an American

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 ...

. He was born in

Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Milton is an immediate southern suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Milton is located in the relatively hilly ...

and died in

Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population of Walpole was ...

. Turner was the seven-time (1928–1934) U.S. National Champion and two-time (1930–1931) World silver medalist. He is tied with

Dick Button Richard Totten Button (July 18, 1929 – January 30, 2025) was an American figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive world champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-Euro ...

for having the most consecutive wins at the U.S. Championships (men's singles). Turner was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a member of the Skating Club of Boston. At the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

he finished tenth in the singles competition. Four years later at the Lake Placid Games he finished sixth in the

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Results

Men's singles

Pairs

(with Polly Blodgett)

References

Sports-Reference Profile
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1901 births 1993 deaths American male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for the United States Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Milton, Massachusetts People from Walpole, Massachusetts World Figure Skating Championships medalists 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub