Winifred Silverthorne
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Winifred Ellen "Winnie" Silverthorne (born 3 March 1925 in Brighton
, England
) was a British
pair skater who competed with her brother Dennis Silverthorne
. The pair won the silver medal at the 1947 European Figure Skating Championships
and finished fourth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships
. They then finished fifth at the 1948 Winter Olympics
and sixth at that year's World Championships.
Brighton
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, England
England
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) was a British
United Kingdom
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pair skater who competed with her brother Dennis Silverthorne
Dennis Silverthorne
Dennis Alfred Silverthorne was a British pair skater who competed with his sister Winifred Silverthorne. The pair won the silver medal at the 1947 European Figure Skating Championships and finished fourth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...
. The pair won the silver medal at the 1947 European Figure Skating Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
and finished fourth at that year's World Figure Skating 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...
. They then finished fifth at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
and sixth at that year's World Championships.
Results
(with Silverthorne)| Event | 1947 | 1948 |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics 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... |
5th | |
| 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... |
4th | 6th |
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
2nd |