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Bridget Adams
Bridget Adams
Full name	Bridget Shirley Adams
Other names	Bengough (married surname)
Born	4 May 1928; London, England
Died	18 November 2019 (aged 91)
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom

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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]

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

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[SR-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.

[ind030906-3] Bird, Dennis L. (6 September 2003). "Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach". Independent.co.uk.

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-'''Bridget Shirley, Lady Bengough''' (née '''Adams'''; 4 May 1928 &ndash; 18 November 2019<ref name=SR/><ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/237537/bengough Bengough]</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.
+'''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.
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