Suzanne Davis (figure skater)
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| Other names | Suzanne Davis King Bradshaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1912 Waban, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 28, 1991 (aged 79) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzanne Davis King Bradshaw (née Davis; February 7, 1912 – July 28, 1991) was an American figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was the 1934 U.S. national champion.
Suzanne Davis was born on February 7, 1912, in Waban, Massachusetts.[citation needed] She graduated from Erskine Junior College in Boston.[1]
Career
She began skating at the age of nine and joined the Skating Club of Boston at the age of 13. At 15, she was the National Junior Ladies Champion. In 1929, she was a member of the United States World Team.[1] She competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics[1] and finished twelfth in the ladies singles competition.[citation needed] She placed second in the U.S. Ladies Championship in 1933. She won the U.S. Ladies Championship in 1934. She won the U.S. Dance Championship with partner Frederick Goodridge in 1934.[1]
She retired from competitive skating in 1935 and became a U.S. Figure Skating Association national judge and skated in charity benefits. She helped establish the Skating Club of Richmond in 1974. In 1986, she appeared on "The Show of Champions" on ABC's Wide World of Sports.[1] She was on the local boards of the American Red Cross and Girl Scouts. She was a president and honorary board member of the Virginia Home. She was president of Three Chopt Garden Club. She was Richmond Newspapers' Christmas Mother in 1979.[1]
