Barbara Roles
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Full name | Barbara Ann Roles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Barbara Ann Roles-Pursley Barbara Roles Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Mateo, California, U.S. | April 6, 1941||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Arctic Blades | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1960, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Barbara Ann Roles (
Personal life
Barbara Ann Roles is the daughter of Carl A. Roles.[2] She married after retiring in 1960.[3] Her daughter, Shelley Pursley Boatright, was born on June 24, 1961.[4] In 1962, she gave birth to a son, Ronald Dean Pursley Chorak. She chose his middle name to honor her mentor, Deane McMinn, who died in the 1961 plane crash. She is the stepmother[citation needed] of U.S. skater Scott Williams.
Career
Roles won the U.S. junior title in 1958. The next year, she won the senior bronze medal and was assigned to her first World Championships, where she placed fifth. After taking silver at the 1960 U.S. Championships, Roles was sent to the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1960 World Championships. She won the bronze medal at both competitions. She retired following that season and started a family.
Roles was asked to come out of retirement following the crash of
Roles returned to competition in an attempt to qualify for the 1964 Winter Olympics, but placed fifth at the national championships and failed to make the team.[6] She took up coaching in 1964.[4] Her pupils have included Lisa-Marie Allen, Wendy Burge, Nicole Bobek, Brian Pockar, Vikki DeVries, Geoffry Varner, and Scott Williams.
Results
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Event | 1956 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||||||
World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 5th | |||||
National | ||||||||
U.S. Championships |
1st N. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | ||
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Ann Roles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Barbara Ann Roles". Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2002.
- ^ a b Duffy, Bob (December 31, 2000). "Twists of fate". The Boston Globe.
- ^ a b Hersh, Philip (February 12, 2011). "Anniversary recalls disaster of 1961 plane crash that wiped out U.S. figure skating team". Chicago Tribune.
- ISBN 1-57860-260-2.
- ^ Wright, Benjamin T., Skating in America