Roger Felix Turner (March 3, 1901 – October 29, 1993) was an American figure skater. He was born in

Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and architect Buckminster Fuller. ...

and died in

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. Turner was the seven time (1928–1934) U.S. National Champion and two time (1930–1931) World silver medalist. He is tied with

Dick Button Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He is also the only non-European man to h ...

for having the most consecutive wins at the U.S. Championships (men's singles). Turner was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a member of the

Skating Club of Boston The Skating Club of Boston is a not-for-profit figure skating club based in Norwood, Massachusetts. Founded in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, and a founding member of U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body for ...

. At the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

he finished tenth in the singles competition. Four years later at the Lake Placid Games he finished sixth in the

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Results

Men's singles

Pairs

(with Polly Blodgett)

References

Sports-Reference Profile
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1901 births 1993 deaths American male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of the United States Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics People from Milton, Massachusetts People from Walpole, Massachusetts World Figure Skating Championships medalists {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub