Margie Ackles Jones (1938 - June 29, 2019) 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

ice dance Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

with Charles Phillips. The pair won the gold medal at the 1960

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. During her competitive career, Ackles lived in Los Angeles and worked as a secretary for an engineering firm. She and Phillips were coached by William Kipp. Ackles retired from skating after the 1960 season and was engaged to be married to Ned Jones shortly afterwards. Margie and Ned had three children, Timothy, Loreen and Randall. She continued to teach and coach ice dancing for years after retirement. She skated and coached with the award winning Fabulous Forties synchronized ice dancing team for many years. Ackles died on June 29, 2019 at age 80. 'Skating' magazine obituar

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Competitive highlights

(with Phillips)

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