Patricia Muriel Molony (later Massina, born 24 August 1926) is 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 is the 1947
Australian national champion. At the
1947 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 1947 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skatin ...
, she became the first Australian lady to compete at the World Championships.
She also competed at the
European Figure Skating Championships before that event was restricted to European skaters only.
Personal life
Patricia Muriel Molony was born in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
on 24 August 1926.
She came from a skating family. Her father E.J. "Ted" Molony competed in ice dancing, and her younger sister
Gweneth competed at the Olympics.
Competitive highlights
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1926 births
Living people
Australian female single skaters
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