George Hill (figure skater)
George Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | George Edward Bellows Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | April 24, 1907||||||||||||||||||||
Died | September 17, 1992 Kentfield, California | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Maribel Vinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Edward Bellows Hill (April 24, 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 17, 1992 in Kentfield, California) was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a pair skater, he was the 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1937 U.S. national champion with partner Maribel Vinson. As a single skater, he was the 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1936 U.S. bronze medalist.
He competed in singles at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 11th.[1] He represented the United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics in both singles and pairs. He placed 22nd in singles and 5th in pairs with Vinson.[2]
He graduated from Harvard College in 1933 and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937.[3]
Competitive highlights
[edit]Single skating
[edit]Event | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 22nd | ||||||
World Championships | 11th | ||||||
U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
Pair skating with Vinson
[edit]Event | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 5th | |||||||
World Championships | 5th | 5th | ||||||
North American Championships | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ Skatabase: 1930s Worlds Men's Singles Results Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. (260 KiB)
- ^ "Olympians/Paralympians".
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30.
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)