Ronald Kauffman

Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman (born December 25, 1946 in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he is a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World bronze medalist.[1] They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing 8th in 1964 and 6th in 1968.

Ronald Kauffman
Full nameRonald Lee Kauffman
Born (1946-12-25) December 25, 1946
Seattle
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerCynthia Kauffman
Skating clubSeattle SC
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1968 GenevaPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1967 ViennaPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1966 DavosPairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 OaklandPairs
Gold medal – first place 1967 MontrealPairs
Silver medal – second place 1965 RochesterPairs

They were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

Competitive highlights

(with Kauffman)

International
Event 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Olympics8th6th
Worlds7th6th3rd3rd3rd4th
North American2nd1st1st
National
U.S. Champ.4th J2nd J3rd2nd1st1st1st1st
J = Junior level

References
  1. "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Pairs" (PDF).
  2. Hall of Fame Members: UNITED STATES HALL OF FAME Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine


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