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Roy Charles Wagelein (October 19, 1943 – June 24, 2008) was an American pair skater. He was the 1967 North American silver medalist with Susan Behrens and competed with
Sandi Sweitzer Sandi Sue Sweitzer (born September 16, 1946) is an American former figure skater who competed in pairs with Roy Wagelein. They won the silver medal at the 1968 U.S. Championships and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Personal life Sweitz ...
at the
1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
, finishing 7th.


Personal life

Wagelein was born on October 19, 1943, in New York City. In 1961, he graduated from the Hollywood Professional School in Hollywood, California. He married Sandi Sweitzer following the 1968 Olympics and the two had a daughter, Kristia, before divorcing. Wagelein died on June 24, 2008, in Phoenix, Arizona.


Career

Wagelein started skating as a 22-month-old at the Hollywood Polar Palace and became a member of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. He also trained at the Pasadena Winter Garden and Pickwick Ice. Wagelein originally competed in partnership with Susan Behrens. After becoming the 1965 national junior silver medalists, the pair moved up to the senior level and took silver behind
Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Diane Kauffman (married name: Marshall; born August 23, 1948, in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With brother Ronald Kauffman, she is a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World ...
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at the 1966 U.S. Championships in Berkeley, California. They were then sent to their first major international, the 1966 World Championships in
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, Switzerland, where they ranked 11th. The following year, Behrens/Wagelein won silver behind the Kauffmans at the U.S. Championships in Omaha, Nebraska and at the
North American Championships A North American Championship is a top level international sports competition between North American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Bridge * North American B ...
in Montreal, Canada. They finished 7th at the 1967 World Championships in Vienna, Austria. In the 1967–68 season, Wagelein competed with
Sandi Sweitzer Sandi Sue Sweitzer (born September 16, 1946) is an American former figure skater who competed in pairs with Roy Wagelein. They won the silver medal at the 1968 U.S. Championships and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Personal life Sweitz ...
. The two were awarded the silver medal behind the Kauffman siblings at the 1968 U.S. Championships and were included in the U.S. team to the
1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
in Grenoble, France. They placed 8th in the short program, 6th in the free skate, and 7th overall at the Olympics. Making their final competitive appearance, they placed 8th at the 1968 World Championships in Geneva, Switzerland. After retiring from competition, Sweitzer/Wagelein performed with the West Company of the Ice Capades for seven years.


Results


With Sweitzer


With Behrens


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagelein, Roy 1943 births 2008 deaths American male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for the United States Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen