| Edward Lee Bodel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 21, 1921[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 17, 2008 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Carmel Bodel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Lee Bodel (May 21, 1921 – May 17, 2008)[2] was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury Bodel, and the pair was married in 1949.[3] The Bodels won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[4]
Competitive Highlights[edit]
(with Carmel)
| Event | 1946 | 1949 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
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| World Championships | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | |||
| North American Championships | 1st | 3rd | 1st | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
Notes[edit]
- ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014". Ancestry.
- ^ "California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959". Ancestry.
- ^ "TITLE IS RETAINED BY MISS ALBRIGHT; Jenkins Also Wins as U. S. Figure Skaters Excel in North American Meet", The New York Times, March 18, 1955 [1]