Virginia Baxter
Olympic athlete
1932 –
50 Views
Who is Virginia Baxter?
Virginia "Ginny" Baxter was an American figure skater from Detroit. She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships. Perhaps the high point of her career was the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she won the free skating portion of the event, placing 5th overall after an 8th place in the compulsory figures.
After her competitive career, she was part of Ice Capades' 1953 show called Land of Lollipops.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1932
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Virginia Baxter." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/virginia_baxter>.
Discuss this Virginia Baxter biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In