Gertrude Kathleen Shaw (18 January 1903 – 19 July 1983) was a British figure skater. She was born in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire and was the 1926 World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th, and at the 1928 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She won the inaugural British Figure Skating Championships in 1927.[1]
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 Skating magazine, December 1927 | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Gertrude Kathleen Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1903 Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 1983 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
edit| Event | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 7th | 14th | |||||
| World Championships | 4th | 3rd | 6th | ||||
| European Championships | 8th | ||||||
| British Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ Bird, Denis L. "NISA History Archive SKATING A BRIEF HISTORY OF ICE AND The NATIONAL ICE SKATING ASSOCIATION of Great Britain". National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
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