Bridget Shirley, Lady Bengough (née Adams; 4 May 1928 – 18 November 2019)Bengough
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figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She finished seventh at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

. Adams was coached by

Jacques Gerschwiler Jacques Gerschwiler (10 September 1898 – 4 May 2000) was a Swiss figure skater and coach. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, Sally Stapleford, Bridget Adams, Barbara Wyatt, and Jacqueline Harbord. Born in Arbon, ...

. She married Sir Piers Bengough in 1952.

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1928 births 2019 deaths British female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Sportspeople from London {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub