Sherwin Badger

Figure skater
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFigure skater
A.K.A.Sherwin Campbell Badger
A.K.A.Sherwin Campbell Badger
PlacesUnited States of America
wasFigure skater Businessperson
Work fieldBusiness Sports
Gender
Male
Birth29 August 1901, Boston, USA
Death8 April 1972Massachusetts, USA (aged 70 years)
Star signVirgo
Education
Harvard University
The details

Biography

Sherwin Campbell Badger (August 29, 1901 – April 8, 1972) was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Prior to pairing with Loughran, he competed first with Clara Frothingham and later with Edith Rotch.

After his competitive career ended, he was a skating judge and the head of the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1901 and died on April 8, 1972 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. In his private life, Badger was briefly married to Mary Bancroft also from the City of Boston, Massachusetts.

He graduated from Harvard University in 1923.

Results

Men's singles

Event192019211922192319241925192619271928
Winter Olympic Games11th
North American Championships1st2nd
U.S. Championships1st1st1st1st1st

Pairs

with Frothingham

Event1918
U.S. Championships2nd

with Rotch

Event1920
U.S. Championships2nd

with Loughran

Event19281929193019311932
Winter Olympic Games4th2nd
World Championships5th3rd3rd
North American Championships3rd
U.S. Championships1st1st1st
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