Edward Bodel

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Edward Lee Bodel
Personal information
BornMay 21, 1921[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 2008(2008-05-17) (aged 86)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerCarmel Bodel
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1954 OsloIce dancing
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place1955 ReginaIce dancing
Bronze medal – third place1953 ClevelandIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1951 CalgaryIce dancing

Edward Lee Bodel (May 21, 1921 – May 17, 2008)[2] was an American figure skater, competing in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury Bodel. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Bodels won the bronze medal in 1946 and 1949, the year they married each other, and the gold medal three times, in 1951, 1954, and 1955. They came in first place at the North American Championships in 1951 and 1955 and won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[3][4]

Competitive Highlights

(with Carmel)

Event 1946 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
World Championships4th7th3rd4th6th7th
North American Championships1st3rd1st
U.S. Championships3rd3rd1st3rd3rd1st1st2nd4th

Notes

  1. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014". Ancestry.
  3. Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
  4. "Title is Retained by Miss Albright". The New York Times. March 18, 1955. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 10, 2024.