Carmel Bodel

Carmel Bodel
Personal information
Full nameCarmel Waterbury Bodel
Born1912 (1912)
DiedOctober 13, 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 100–101)
Chico, California, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerEdward Bodel
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1954 OsloIce dancing
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place1955 ReginaIce dancing
Bronze medal – third place1953 ClevelandIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1951 CalgaryIce dancing

Carmel Waterbury Bodel (1912 - 2013)[1] was an American figure skater, competing in ice dance with Edward Bodel. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Bodels won the bronze medal in 1946 and 1949, the year they married each other, and the gold medal three times, in 1951, 1954, and 1955. They came in first place at the North American Championships in 1951 and 1955 and won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.[2][3]

Competitive highlights

(with Edward)

Event 1946 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
World Championships4th7th3rd4th6th7th
North American Championships1st3rd1st
U.S. Championships3rd3rd1st3rd3rd1st1st2nd4th

Notes

  1. ↑ Chico Enterprise Record; death notices
  2. ↑ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
  3. ↑ "Title is Retained by Miss Albright". The New York Times. March 18, 1955. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 October 2024.


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