Nancy Burley
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Nancy Burley is an Australia
n figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics
, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony
were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Burley is the mother of figure skaters Sharon Burley
and Robyn Burley.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Australia's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. It was 16 years since Australia's last Winter Games, as the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled, and Australia did not compete in the 1948 Winter Olympics. Australia sent nine athletes and...
, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony
Gweneth Molony
Gweneth Molony is an Australian figure skater. She is the 1949-1951 Australian national champion. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st. She and Nancy Burley were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics...
were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Burley is the mother of figure skaters Sharon Burley
Sharon Burley
Sharon Kay Burley Sullivan is an Australian figure skater who completed in ladies singles. She finished first at the Australian Figure Skating Championships four times and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, coming in twentieth.Burley is the daughter of Olympic figure skater Nancy Burley...
and Robyn Burley.
Competitive highlights
| Event | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
14th |
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
15th |