Ethel Muckelt
| Ethel Muckelt | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Ethel Muckelt in 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1885 Moss Side, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1953 (aged 68) Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ethel Muckelt (30 May 1885 – 13 December 1953) was a British figure skater who competed in singles and pairs.[1] As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics. As a pair skater, she placed fifth at the 1920 Summer Olympics with Sydney Wallwork. With John Page, she won the silver medal at the 1924 World Figure Skating Championships and placed fourth at that year's Olympics.[2]
Muckelt came from a family of prosperous dye manufacturers. She was one of the oldest Winter Olympics medallists, as she was 38 in 1924, and she continued competing into her fifties.[2]
Competitive highlights
[edit]Ladies' singles
[edit]| Event | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
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| Olympic Games | 3rd | ||
| World Championships | 4th | 5th |
Pairs with Wallwork
[edit]| Event | 1920 |
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| Olympic Games | 5th |
Pairs with Page
[edit]| Event | 1924 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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| Olympic Games | 4th | 7th | ||
| World Championships | 2nd | 6th | 4th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethel Muckelt". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Ethel Muckelt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1953 deaths
- British female pair skaters
- British female single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists