Virginia "Ginny" Baxter (December 3, 1932 – December 18, 2014) was an American

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from Detroit. She was born in

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. She won the bronze medal at the

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three times and captured the bronze at the 1952

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(competition held March 1). Perhaps the high point of her career was the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

, where she won the free skating portion of the event, placing 5th overall after an 8th place in the compulsory figures. After her competitive career, she was part of

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' 1953 show called ''Land of Lollipops''. She died on December 18, 2014.Virginia Baxter's obituary
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