Jeannette Altwegg CBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Jeannette Eleanor Altwegg 8 September 1930 Bombay, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 June 2021 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Queens Ice Dance Club, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeannette Eleanor Wirz CBE (née Altwegg; 8 September 1930 – 18 June 2021)[1] was a British figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was the 1952 Olympic champion, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and a double (1951 & 1952) European champion.