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James Grogan

1931 - 2000

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James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000) was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He also won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships. During his competitive career, he was coached by Edi Scholdan at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After turning professional, he performed in Arthur Wirtz's Hollywood Ice Revue, with Sonja Henie's European tour, and later in Ice Capades before taking up coaching. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Grogan is the 162nd most popular skater (up from 205th in 2019), the 12,386th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,006th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, James Grogan ranks 162 out of 483. Before him are Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, Claudia Pechstein, Tenley Albright, Theresa Weld, Hayes Alan Jenkins, and Andrei Bukin. After him are Janet Lynn, Bam Margera, Emese Hunyady, Brian Boitano, Albena Denkova, and Kay Stenshjemmet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, James Grogan ranks 586. Before him are Bob Kenney, Alfred Kuchevsky, John Kerr, Josephine Tewson, Jim Bunning, and Johnny Sheffield. After him are Andrija Fuderer, Frank Ramsey, Arne Nordheim, Nasir Hussain, Gloria Talbott, and Clifford Jordan. Among people deceased in 2000, James Grogan ranks 348. Before him are Robert R. Gilruth, A. H. Albut, Robert Cormier, Ann Doran, Alla Rakha, and Jimmie Davis. After him are Roger Verey, Udham Singh, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, José Miracca, Chidambaram Subramaniam, and R. S. Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Grogan ranks 12,390 out of 20,380. Before him are Micky Ward (1965), Ted Tally (1952), Nichkhun (1988), Michael Landes (1972), L'Wren Scott (1964), and Omari Hardwick (1974). After him are John Doyle (1966), Post Malone (1995), Joe Arlauckas (1965), Gerald Wilson (1918), John McLean (1878), and Samuel Osgood (1747).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, James Grogan ranks 20. Before him are Sheila Young (1950), Peggy Fleming (1948), Dorothy Hamill (1956), Tenley Albright (1935), Theresa Weld (1893), and Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933). After him are Janet Lynn (1953), Bam Margera (1979), Brian Boitano (1963), Bonnie Blair (1964), Maribel Vinson (1911), and Dianne Holum (1951).

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