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Thornton Coolidge

Thornton Coolidge was an American figure skater born in Milton, Massachusetts.

Biography

Coolidge competed in pairs with Maribel Vinson and won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1928 and 1929. The pair also captured the bronze at the North American Figure Skating Championships in 1929.[1]

Coolidge graduated from Harvard University in 1928 and studied theatre. He died in 1936 at age 29 died in Walpole, Massachusetts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "THORNTON COOLIDGE, SKATING STAR, DIES; Harvard Ahzmnus Won National Pair Championship With Miss Vinson in 1928 and 1929". The New York Times. 1936-04-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-02.