James Grogan

James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000)[1] was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics.[2] 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.[3]

James Grogan
Grogan in 1958
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born(1931-12-07)December 7, 1931
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2000(2000-07-03) (aged 68)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Former coachEdi Scholdan
Skating clubSt. Moritz Figure Skating Club
Medal record
Men's figure skating
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1952 OsloSingles
World Championships
1954 OsloSingles
1953 DavosSingles
1952 ParisSingles
1951 MilanSingles
North American Championships
1951 CalgarySingles
1949 PhiladelphiaSingles
1947 OttawaSingles

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. He founded a skating school at Squaw Valley and coached at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California for many years.[3] He was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991.[4]

Grogan was born in Tacoma, Washington. He was married to 1960 Olympic pair champion Barbara Wagner, but they later divorced.[1] He died suddenly of multiple organ failure on July 3, 2000, in San Bernardino, California.[1] He was survived by his daughter and son and second wife Yasuko Grogan.[4]

Competitive highlights
Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Winter Olympics6th3rd
World Championships5th4th2nd2nd2nd2nd
North American Championships2nd2nd2nd
U.S. Championships3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd
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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Grogan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011.
  2. "James Grogan". Olympedia. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. "Ice Castle press release with obituary". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2007.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Grogan won Olympic bronze in Oslo". Associated press via ESPN. July 4, 2000.
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