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{{Short description|British figure skater (1928–2019)}}
'''Bridget Shirley Adams Bengough''' (born May 4, 1928 in [[London]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[figure skater]]. She finished seventh at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]].
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'''Bridget Shirley, Lady Bengough''' (née '''Adams'''; 4 May 1928 &ndash; 18 November 2019)<ref name=SR/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/237537/bengough |title=Bengough |access-date=25 November 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323021629/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/237537/bengough |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a British [[Figure skating|figure skater]]. She finished seventh at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]. Adams was coached by [[Jacques Gerschwiler]].<ref name=ind030906/> She married [[Piers Bengough|Sir Piers Bengough]] in 1952.


== Results ==
Following her competitive career, she married [[Piers Bengough|Sir Piers Bengough]] in 1952.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''International'''
|-
! Event
! 1947
! 1948
! 1949
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || 7th ||
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || 8th || 8th || 5th
|-
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] || 9th || 8th || 6th
|}


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/bridget-adams-1.html Sports-Reference.com]

<ref name=ind030906>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/arnold-gerschwiler-37061.html | title = Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach | first = Dennis L. | last = Bird | work = Independent.co.uk | date = 6 September 2003 }}</ref>

<ref name=SR>{{cite web | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/bridget-adams-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/bridget-adams-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2020-04-18 | title = Bridget Adams | publisher = Sports-Reference.com }}</ref>


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Figure skater
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 4, 1928
| PLACE OF BIRTH = London
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 26 October 2023

Bridget Adams
Full nameBridget Shirley Adams
Other namesBengough (married surname)
Born(1928-05-04)4 May 1928
London, England
Died18 November 2019(2019-11-18) (aged 91)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited Kingdom

Bridget Shirley, Lady Bengough (née Adams; 4 May 1928 – 18 November 2019)[1][2] was a British figure skater. She finished seventh at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Adams was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler.[3] She married Sir Piers Bengough in 1952.

Results[edit]

International
Event 1947 1948 1949
Winter Olympics 7th
World Championships 8th 8th 5th
European Championships 9th 8th 6th

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bridget Adams". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Bengough". Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ Bird, Dennis L. (6 September 2003). "Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach". Independent.co.uk.


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