Patricia Major Dineen (c. 1936 - February 15, 1961) was an American

ice dancer 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 ...

who competed with her husband

Robert Dineen Robert Francis Dineen (July 8, 1937 - February 15, 1961) was an American ice dancer who competed with his wife Patricia Dineen. The duo won Silver (Junior) dance title at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then the bronze in t ...

. The duo won the Silver (Junior) dance title at the

1960 United States Figure Skating Championships The 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held at the Civic Ice Arena in Seattle from January 27 through 30, 1960. Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – men's singles ...

and then the bronze at the senior level at the

1961 United States Figure Skating Championships The 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from January 25 to 29, 1961. Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – ...

, earning them the right to compete a month later at the

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. She and her husband died on February 15, 1961 when

Sabena Flight 548 Sabena Flight 548 was a Boeing 707-329 flight operated by Sabena that crashed en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961. The flight, which had originated at Idlewild International Airport, crashed on approach to Bru ...

crashed en route to the World Championships. They left behind an infant son, Robert Jr., who was adopted by an uncle. The Dineens lived in New York City where they were coached by

Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer (married name: Dunfield, born December 26, 1934) is an American former competitive figure skater and coach. She is a two-time World medalist ( bronze in 1951, silver in 1952) and the 1951 U.S. national champion. Personal life ...

. Patricia Dineen had a high school education and worked as a clerk."Meet the U.S. Dance Champions", ''Skating'' magazine, May 1960

Results

Ice Dance (with Dineen)

References

External links

U.S. Figure Skating biography
* 1930s births 1961 deaths American female ice dancers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Belgium Year of birth unknown Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961 20th-century American women {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub