Patricia Ann Pauley (born 27 August 1943) is a British former

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 ladies' singles. She is a two-time

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champion (1959, 1960) and competed at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

, placing 15th. She came in seventh at the

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and 1960 World Championships.

Life and career

Born in London to Edward George Claude Pauley and Ludawicka Spiess from Vienna, Austria, Patricia now resides in London with her husband Gordon Foster and children. Patricia turned professional and skated around the world with Holiday on Ice.

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References

British female single skaters 1941 births Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from London Living people {{uk-figure-skating-bio-stub