Carmel Bodel Explained

Carmel Bodel
Fullname:Carmel Waterbury Bodel
Birth Date:1912
Death Date:October 13, 2013
Death Place:Chico, California, U.S.
Partner:Edward Bodel

Carmel Waterbury Bodel (1912 - 2013)[1] was an American figure skater, competing in ice dance with Edward Bodel. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Bodels won the bronze medal in 1946 and 1949, the year they married each other, and the gold medal three times, in 1951, 1954, and 1955. They came in first place at the North American Championships in 1951 and 1955 and won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[2] [3]

Competitive highlights

(with Edward)

Event194619491951195219531954195519561957
4th 7th 3rd 4th 6th 7th
1st 3rd 1st
3rd 3rd1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 4th

Notes

  1. http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20131016/death-notices-for-oct-16/1 Chico Enterprise Record; death notices
  2. Book: Hines, James R. . Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating . 2011 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6859-5 . Lanham, Md . 42.
  3. News: March 18, 1955 . Title is Retained by Miss Albright . 10 October 2024 . The New York Times . en . 0362-4331.