Hedy Stenuf

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Hedy Stenuf Byram (July 18, 1922 – November 7, 2010) was an Austrian figure skater who later competed for France and the United States. Representing the United States, she became a two-time World medalist.

Life and career

Stenuf first became known in the United States in 1934, when as an eleven-year-old she accompanied the Austrian champion Karl Schäfer on an exhibition tour in North America. The following season, she began appearing at major international competitions, placing 7th at the 1935 European Championships and fourth at the 1935 World Championships, which were held in her hometown of Vienna. She was considered a strong challenger to reigning champion Sonja Henie.

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Stenuf finished sixth in the singles competition.

Later in 1937, she switched to competing for France, and then in 1938, to the United States. She won bronze and silver medals at the World Championships in 1938 and 1939, respectively. In addition to her accomplishments in single skating, she also competed in pair skating with partner Skippy Baxter; the pair won silver at the 1940 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Stenuf's married surname was Byram.

Competitive highlights

= Ladies' singles =

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 1935 ! 1936 ! 1937 ! 1938 ! 1939 ! 1940
align=left \| Winter Olympics		6th¹
align=left \| World Championships	4th¹		4th²	bgcolor=CC9966 \| 3rd³	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd³
align=left \| European Championships	7th¹	6th¹	4th²
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| National
align=left \| U.S. Championships						bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Austrian Championships	bgcolor=CC9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
colspan=7 align=center \| Representing ¹ Austria, ² France, ³ the United States

= Pairs with Baxter =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center \| National
Event ! 1940
align=left \| U.S. Championships	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd

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! 1940

align=left | U.S. Championships

bgcolor=silver | 2nd

References

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{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/hedy-stenuf-1.html |title=Hedy Stenuf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520005848/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/hedy-stenuf-1.html |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.tributes.com/show/Hedy-Byram-89784146 |title= Hedy Byram Obituary |website= tributes.com }}

{{cite book |first1= Raymond |last1= Strait |first2= Leif |last2= Henie |title= Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie |year= 1990 |publisher= Scarborough House |isbn= 0-8128-8518-X }}

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Category:1922 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:Austrian emigrants to the United States

Category:Austrian female single skaters

Category:French female single skaters

Category:American female single skaters

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Austria

Category:Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Category:World Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:Figure skaters from Vienna

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