Bruce Mapes
Male, Deceased Person
1901 – 1961
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Who was Bruce Mapes?
Bruce Mapes was an American figure skater from the early 1900s. In 1913, the jump now known today as the flip became known by his last name, but it is not known for certain if he was the inventor. In 1920, Mapes invented the toe loop, which is now called a Mapes in artistic roller skating. Later he was a lighting director for NBC in New York and resided in Fair Haven, New Jersey at the time of his death.
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- Born
- Aug 16, 1901
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 18, 1961
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on July 23, 2013
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