Carolyn Krau
| Carolyn Krau | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carolyn Patricia Krau |
| Born | 18 August 1943 Uxbridge, England |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Partner | Rodney Ward |
| Retired | c. 1961 |
Carolyn Patricia Krau (born 18 August 1943)[1][2] is a British former competitive figure skater. She competed in pair skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics and in ladies' singles at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Career
[edit]Pair skating
[edit]In the 1955–56 season, Krau and her partner, Rodney Ward, won the national junior pairs' title and finished second on the senior level at the British Championships.[3] After placing 9th at the 1956 European Championships in Paris, they competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where they finished 11th.[1] They placed 9th at their final event of the season, the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Krau/Ward ranked 13th at the 1958 European Championships in Bratislava and 12th at the 1958 World Championships in Paris.
Single skating
[edit]In December 1959, Krau became the national silver medalist in ladies' singles.[4] She was named in the British team to the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, and finished 19th.[1]
Krau won three silver medals at the Richmond Trophy. She placed 15th at the 1959 European Championships in Davos, 12th at the 1960 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and 20th at the 1960 World Championships in Vancouver.
Competitive highlights
[edit]Ladies' singles
[edit]| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1958–59 | 1959–60 | 1960–61 |
| Winter Olympics | 19th | ||
| World Championships | 20th | ||
| European Championships | 15th | 12th | |
| Richmond Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| National | |||
| British Championships | 2nd | ||
Pairs with Ward
[edit]| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1955–56 | 1957–58 |
| Winter Olympics | 11th | |
| World Championships | 9th | 12th |
| European Championships | 9th | 13th |
| National | ||
| British Championships | 2nd | |
| British Junior Champ. | 1st | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Carolyn Krau". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Carolyn Krau". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Smallest Skater Enters Olympics". Associated Press. Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Republic. 21 December 1955. p. 38.
- ^ "Skating Championship". British Movietone / Associated Press. 7 December 1959.
- 1943 births
- English female pair skaters
- English female single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain
- People from Uxbridge
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hillingdon
- 20th-century English sportswomen