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Theresa Weld

1893 - 1978

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Theresa ("Tee") Weld Blanchard (August 21, 1893 – March 12, 1978) was an American figure skater who competed in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating. Her pairs partner was Nathaniel Niles. She has been called the "grande dame" of American figure skating. According to figure skating historian James R. Hines, she earned 32 medals in her career, "was a voice of encouragement to several generations of skaters, and was of assistance to many coaches". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theresa Weld is the 159th most popular skater (up from 191st in 2019), the 12,165th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,234th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Theresa Weld ranks 159 out of 483. Before her are Petra Burka, Bjørg Eva Jensen, Natalia Bestemianova, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, Claudia Pechstein, and Tenley Albright. After her are Hayes Alan Jenkins, Andrei Bukin, James Grogan, Janet Lynn, Bam Margera, and Emese Hunyady.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Theresa Weld ranks 267. Before her are Leatrice Joy, Alfred Engelsen, Bert McCaffrey, Dorothy Thompson, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and Grace Cunard. After her are Tom Forman, Saunders Lewis, Dorothy Dalton, John P. Marquand, Gladys Brockwell, and Irving Bacon. Among people deceased in 1978, Theresa Weld ranks 261. Before her are Larry Young, Dan Dailey, Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, Ray Noble, and Hugh MacDiarmid. After her are Kamil Tolon, Jean Claessens, Ruth Etting, Kathryn McGuire, Selwyn Lloyd, and Malvina Reynolds.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Theresa Weld ranks 12,168 out of 20,380. Before her are Herbert Flam (1928), Benjamin Morrell (1795), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (1969), Ron Brown (1961), Don Messick (1926), and Allison Schmitt (1990). After her are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989), Ann Doran (1911), Bessie Barriscale (1884), Frank Armi (1918), Kasi Lemmons (1961), and Kerry Von Erich (1960).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Theresa Weld ranks 18. Before her are Terry McDermott (1940), Beatrix Loughran (1900), Sheila Young (1950), Peggy Fleming (1948), Dorothy Hamill (1956), and Tenley Albright (1935). After her are Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933), James Grogan (1931), Janet Lynn (1953), Bam Margera (1979), Brian Boitano (1963), and Bonnie Blair (1964).

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