James Grogan

James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000)^[1] was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics.^[2] He also won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships. During his competitive career, he was coached by Edi Scholdan at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[3]

Born(1931-12-07)December 7, 1931

Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

DiedJuly 3, 2000(2000-07-03) (aged 68)

San Bernardino, California, U.S.

Country United States

DisciplineMen's singles

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James Grogan

Grogan in 1958
Personal information
Born	(1931-12-07)December 7, 1931 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	July 3, 2000(2000-07-03) (aged 68) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Men's singles
Skating club	St. Moritz Figure Skating Club
Medal record Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Singles World Championships 1954 Oslo Singles 1953 Davos Singles 1952 Paris Singles 1951 Milan Singles North American Championships 1951 Calgary Singles 1949 Philadelphia Singles 1947 Ottawa Singles

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After turning professional, he performed in Arthur Wirtz's Hollywood Ice Revue, with Sonja Henie's European tour, and later in Ice Capades before taking up coaching. He founded a skating school at Squaw Valley and coached at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California for many years.^[3] He was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991.^[4]

Grogan was born in Tacoma, Washington. He was married to 1960 Olympic pair champion Barbara Wagner, but they later divorced.^[1] He died suddenly of multiple organ failure on July 3, 2000, in San Bernardino, California.^[1] He was survived by his daughter and son and second wife Yasuko Grogan.^[4]