In February 1952, Klopfer competed at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway and finished fourth at the event. Her final competition was the 1952 World Championships in Paris, France. She won silver behind du Bief and then retired from competition.
From the early 1960s, Klopfer coached with her husband in New York City at the Sky Rink.[4] When the rink closed around 1983, they moved to the Gloucester Skating Club in Orleans, Ontario.[5] Her students included Dorothy Hamill, Elizabeth Manley,[4]Scott Smith, and Charlene Wong (from 1986 to 1990).[6] She was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2001[7] and into the Professional Skaters Association' Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005.[8]
^Rosewater, Amy (February 14, 2010). "Manley says "she feels like a million dollars"". IceNetwork.
^Elfman, Lois (January 31, 2008). "Behind the scenes of figure skating – Jan. 31". IceNetwork.
^"Skate Canada Hall of Fame: Honoured Members 2001". Skate Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
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sonya, klopfer, married, name, dunfield, born, december, 1934, american, former, competitive, figure, skater, coach, time, world, medalist, bronze, 1951, silver, 1952, 1951, national, champion, klopfer, circa, 1953full, namesonya, dunfieldborn, 1934, december,. Sonya Klopfer married name Dunfield born December 26 1934 is an American former competitive figure skater and coach She is a two time World medalist bronze in 1951 silver in 1952 and the 1951 U S national champion Sonya KlopferKlopfer circa 1953Full nameSonya DunfieldBorn 1934 12 26 December 26 1934 age 89 New York City United StatesFigure skating careerCountryUnited StatesRetired1952Medal record Ladies figure skating Representing the United States World Championships 1952 Paris Ladies singles 1951 Milan Ladies singles North American Championships 1951 Calgary Ladies singles Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Results 4 References 5 NavigationPersonal life editKlopfer was born in New York City and was named after Sonja Henie 1 She married Canadian figure skater Peter Dunfield with whom she had two sons 2 Career editKlopfer won silver on the senior level at the 1950 U S Championships She was then sent to Wembley England to compete at her first World Championships and finished fifth In 1951 Klopfer was awarded the gold medal at the U S Championships Having won at age 15 she was the youngest U S senior ladies champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1997 at age 14 3 Klopfer obtained the bronze medal in Milan at the 1951 World Championships standing on the podium with Jeannette Altwegg and Jacqueline du Bief In February 1952 Klopfer competed at the Winter Olympics in Oslo Norway and finished fourth at the event Her final competition was the 1952 World Championships in Paris France She won silver behind du Bief and then retired from competition From the early 1960s Klopfer coached with her husband in New York City at the Sky Rink 4 When the rink closed around 1983 they moved to the Gloucester Skating Club in Orleans Ontario 5 Her students included Dorothy Hamill Elizabeth Manley 4 Scott Smith and Charlene Wong from 1986 to 1990 6 She was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2001 7 and into the Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005 8 Results editInternational Event 1950 1951 1952 Winter Olympics 4th World Championships 5th 3rd 2nd North American Championships 1st National U S Championships 2nd 1stReferences edit Sport Olympic Figures Time December 31 1951 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Skating community saddened by the death of Peter Dunfield Skate Canada May 27 2014 Swift E M February 24 1997 Kid Stuff Sports Illustrated Retrieved November 1 2011 a b Elfman Lois May 29 2014 Dunfield remembered as teacher motivator IceNetwork Rosewater Amy February 14 2010 Manley says she feels like a million dollars IceNetwork Elfman Lois January 31 2008 Behind the scenes of figure skating Jan 31 IceNetwork Skate Canada Hall of Fame Honoured Members 2001 Skate Canada Retrieved May 30 2014 Hall Of Fame Archived from the original on 2013 03 08 Retrieved 2015 01 05 Skatabase 1950s Worlds Ladies Skatabase 1950s Olympic LadiesNavigation edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonya Klopfer amp oldid 1216443758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
