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'''Bridget, Lady Bengough''' (née '''Bridget Shirley 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, Lady Bengough''' (née '''Bridget Shirley Adams'''; 4 May 1928 &ndash; 18 November 2019)<ref name=SR/><ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/237537/bengough Notice of death of Bridget, Lady Bengough], telegraph.co.uk; accessed 28 June 2020.</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.<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=18 April 2020|title=Bridget Adams profile|publisher=Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:03, 28 June 2020

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

Bridget, Lady Bengough (née Bridget Shirley 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.[3][1]

Results

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Bridget Adams profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Notice of death of Bridget, Lady Bengough, telegraph.co.uk; accessed 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bird, Dennis L. (6 September 2003). "Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach". Independent.co.uk.
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