Catherine Machado
{{short description|American figure skater}}
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|fullname= Catherine Louise Machado
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1936|4|20|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= Santa Monica, California
|death_date= {{death date and age|2021|9|14|1936|4|20}}[https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/remembering-latina-trailblazer-cathy-machado-gray Catherine Machado's obituary]
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Catherine Louise Machado (April 20, 1936 – September 14, 2021) was an American figure skater. She was born in Santa Monica, California. She was a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist. In 1956, Machado became the first Latina to represent the United States at a Winter Olympics. After the 1956 World Championships, she turned professional. She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2005.
Results
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| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International | ||
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! 1955 ! 1956 | ||
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 8th | |
| align=left | World Championships | 10th | 6th |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National | ||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
References
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{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/catherine-machado-1.html |title=Catherine Machado |publisher= Sports Reference |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170629200340/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/catherine-machado-1.html |archivedate= June 29, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/07/sports/sp-20903/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121004164006/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/07/sports/sp-20903 |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 4, 2012 |title= In Long Run, Little Things Remain |first= Helene |last= Elliott |work= Los Angeles Times |date= January 7, 2002 }}
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Category:American female single skaters
Category:Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic figure skaters for the United States
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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