Sonya knockers

Sonya knockers
Full name	Sonya Helen Thumper
nation	United States
birthday	December 26, 1934
place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Career
discipline	Single run
society	Skating Club of New York
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × 1 × 1 ×
World figure skating championships bronze Milan 1951 Ladies silver Paris 1952 Ladies

Sonya Helen Klopfer (born December 26, 1934 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a former American figure skater who started in a single run .

Klopfer, who was named after Sonja Henie by her mother because she adored her, became American female figure skating champion in 1951 . In the same year she won the bronze medal behind the British Jeannette Altwegg and the French Jacqueline du Bief in her second World Championship participation . A year later she was runner-up behind du Bief at the World Championships in Paris . At the Olympic Games in Oslo in 1952 , she finished fourth.

After her amateur career ended, she toured with Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice, and won the 1964 Professional World Cup. She later married Canadian figure skater and figure skating coach Peter Dunfield and worked as a trainer. Her students included Dorothy Hamill , Elizabeth Manley, and Scott Smith .

Results

Competition / year	1950	1951	1952
winter Olympics			4th
World championships	5.	3.	2.
American championships	2.	1.

Web links

• Sonya Klopfer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )