Barbara Wagner
{{short description|Canadian figure skater}}
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|fullname= Barbara Aileen Wagner
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1938|5|5}}
|birth_place= Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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|formerpartner= Robert Paul
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|retired= 1960
|show-medals= yes
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{{MedalCountry|{{flag|Canada|1921}}}}
{{MedalSport | Pairs' figure skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1960 Squaw Valley | Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1960 Vancouver|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| 1959 Colorado Springs|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| 1958 Paris|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| 1957 Colorado Springs|Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1959 Toronto|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| 1957 Rochester|Pairs}}
{{MedalBronze| 1955 Regina|Pairs}}
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Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938) is a Canadian former pair skater. She teamed up with Robert Paul in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Ice Capades.
Wagner was formerly married to U.S. figure skater James Grogan. She resides in Alpharetta, Georgia, coaching figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler, and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club.
Results
(with Paul)
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style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International | ||||||
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Event
! 1955 ! 1956 ! 1957 ! 1958 ! 1959 ! 1960 | ||||||
align=left | Winter Olympics | 6th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
align=left | World Championships | 5th | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
align=left | North American Championships | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National | ||||||
align=left | Canadian Championships | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
References
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{{cite web | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/jim-grogan-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/jim-grogan-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2020-04-17 | title = Jim Grogan | publisher = Sports Reference }}
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Category:Canadian female pair skaters
Category:Northern Star Award winners
Category:Olympic figure skaters for Canada
Category:Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Category:Figure skaters from Toronto
Category:Olympic medalists in figure skating
Category:World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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