Joseph Druar
{{Short description|American ice dancer (1962–2023)}}
Joseph Henry Druar (September 5, 1962 – July 27, 2023) was an American ice dancer. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics with Susie Wynne.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/joseph-druar-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104554/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/joseph-druar-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Joseph Druar}} The duo won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice.
Druar was born on September 5, 1962, and died from heart failure on July 27, 2023, at the age of 60.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Remembering Joseph Druar {{!}} U.S. Figure Skating |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/remembering-joseph-druar |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.usfigureskating.org |language=en}}
Results
(with Susie Wynne)
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! 1981–82 ! 1982–83 ! 1983–84 ! 1984–85 ! 1985–86 ! 1986–87 ! 1987–88 ! 1988–89 ! 1989–90 | |||||||||
| align=left | Olympics | 11th | ||||||||
| align=left | Worlds | 12th | 9th | 5th | 4th | |||||
| align=left | Goodwill Games | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||||||
| align=left | Skate America | 5th | 8th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||||
| align=left | Skate Canada | 6th | ||||||||
| align=left | Trophée de France | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||||
| align=left | NHK Trophy | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||||
| align=left | Golden Spin | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn | 7th | ||||||||
| align=left | Moscow News | 9th | ||||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National | |||||||||
| align=left | U.S. Champ. | 9th | 5th | 5th | 5th | bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
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