Nancy Burley (8 March 1930 – 7 January 2013) was an Australian
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 represented
Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 1952 Winter Olympics from the 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, Norway. This was the nation's second appearance at the Winter Olympic Games with their last appearance being in 1936.
Australia delegati ...
, where she placed 14th. She and
Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.
After Burley's Olympic career she joined her previous coach
Felix Kaspar
Felix Kaspar (January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria – December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, U.S.) was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist.
Kaspar began figure skating at age of 9. He trained on the artific ...
in an international 'ice show'. During that time she traveled performing in ice shows in Europe and Asia.
Personal life
Burley was the mother of figure skaters
Sharon and Robyn Burley.
Death
Nancy Burley died 7 January 2013.
[Obituary, the Age newspape]
theage.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
Competitive highlights
References
External links
Profile Sports-reference.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
Profile corporate.olympics.com.au; accessed 2 March 2015.
1930 births
2013 deaths
Australian female single skaters
Olympic figure skaters for Australia
Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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