Dick Button

Dick Button
Button as a commentator at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
Full nameRichard Totten Button
Born (1929-07-18) July 18, 1929 (age 95)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating clubSC of Boston
Philadelphia SC & HS
Retired1952
Medal record
Men's figure skating
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1948 Davos Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1949 Paris Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1950 London Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1951 Milan Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1952 Paris Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1947 Stockholm Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1948 Prague Men's singles
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Ottawa Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1949 Philadelphia Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1951 Calgary Men's singles
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Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929)[1] is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button is credited as having been the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948, as well as the first triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. He also invented the flying camel spin, which was originally known as the "Button camel".[2] He "brought increased athleticism" to figure skating in the years following World War II.[3]

  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for July 18: Vin Diesel, Kristen Bell". United Press International. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019. Gold medal ice skater Dick Button in 1929 (age 90)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference onskates was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning. Middleton, Connecticut: Wesleyan Publishing Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8195-6641-1.