George Edward Bellows Hill (April 24, 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 17, 1992 in Kentfield, California) was an American

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 ...

who competed in single skating and

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. As a pair skater, he was the 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1937 U.S. national champion with partner

Maribel Vinson Maribel Yerxa Vinson-Owen (née Vinson; October 12, 1911 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater and coach. She competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles and pair skating. As a single skater, she was the 1932 Olympic bronze me ...

. As a single skater, he was the 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1936 U.S. bronze medalist. He competed in singles at the

1931 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The competitions took place from February 28 to March ...

, where he placed 11th. He represented the

United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics The United States competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Medalists The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , width="78%" al ...

in both singles and pairs. He placed 22nd in singles and 5th in pairs with Vinson. He graduated from Harvard College in 1933 and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937.

Competitive highlights

Single skating

Pair skating with Vinson

References

* * American male single skaters American male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of the United States 1907 births 2002 deaths Figure skaters from Boston 20th-century American people 21st-century American people Harvard College alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub