Sherwin Campbell Badger (August 29, 1901 – April 8, 1972) was an American

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who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the

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from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner

Beatrix Loughran Beatrix Suzetta Loughran (June 30, 1900 – December 7, 1975) was an American figure skater who competed in single and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating (1924, 1928, 1932), and one of the olde ...

three times, and the pair won the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Prior to pairing with Loughran, he competed first with

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and later with

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. After his competitive career ended, he was a skating judge and the head of the

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. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1901 and died on April 8, 1972 in

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. In his private life, Badger was briefly married to Mary Bancroft also from the City of Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from

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in 1923.

Results

Men's singles

Pairs

with Frothingham with Rotch with Loughran

References

1901 births 1972 deaths American male single skaters American male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Figure skating officials Olympic silver medalists for the United States in figure skating Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics Harvard University alumni {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub