Joan Tozzer Cave (born September 19, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts; died April 15, 2012 in

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) was born to Alfred Marston (1877-1954) and Margaret (née Castle, 1886-1979) Tozzer. She 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

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and

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. Her pairs partner was Bernard Fox. She won the

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in both singles and pairs in 1938, 1939, and 1940. Tozzer was the U.S. novice national champion in 1934 and the junior national champion in 1937. Her father was anthropologist

Alfred Tozzer Alfred Marston Tozzer (July 4, 1877 – October 5, 1954) was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, linguist, and educator. His principal area of interest was Mesoamerican, especially Maya, studies. He was the husband of Margaret Castle Toz ...

. She was inducted into the

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in 1997.Hall of Fame inductees

Results

Ladies Singles

Pairs (with Fox)

References

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Joan Tozzer Cave, 1921-2012
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Joan Tozzer Cave, 90, figure skater driven to succeed
* American female pair skaters American female single skaters Figure skaters from Boston 1921 births 2012 deaths 21st-century American women {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub