Olympic Gold Medalist. She was talented American professional figure skater, who captured the Olympic Bronze Medal, Olympic Silver Medal, and Olympic Gold Medal. Born one of four children in Mount Vernon, New York, to Thomas R. Foley (1864-1900), and Margaret A. Foley Loughran (1867-1908), she was an Olympic figure skating champion who competed in both pair skating and single skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating. In the Ladies' singles events, she won a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, a gold medal at the 1925 North American Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, a gold medal at the 1927 North American Figure Skating Championships in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a bronze medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and a silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Together with her skating partner Sherwin Badger (1901-1972), in the pairs events, they won a bronze medal at the 1930 World Figure Skating Championships in New York, a bronze medal at the 1932 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Quebec, a bronze medal at the 1931 North American Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, and finally a silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. After her retirement from skating, she became a pilot. In 1942, she married a Canadian citizen named Raymond Leslie Harvey (1884-1959), but the couple had no children. After his death in 1959, she settled in Long Beach, New York, where she passed away on December 7, 1975, at the age of 75. She was buried in the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York. Her niece was Audrey Frances Peppe (1917-1992), who was also an Olympic figure skating champion. For her contributions to figure skating, she was posthumously inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
Olympic Gold Medalist. She was talented American professional figure skater, who captured the Olympic Bronze Medal, Olympic Silver Medal, and Olympic Gold Medal. Born one of four children in Mount Vernon, New York, to Thomas R. Foley (1864-1900), and Margaret A. Foley Loughran (1867-1908), she was an Olympic figure skating champion who competed in both pair skating and single skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating. In the Ladies' singles events, she won a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, a gold medal at the 1925 North American Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, a gold medal at the 1927 North American Figure Skating Championships in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a bronze medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and a silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Together with her skating partner Sherwin Badger (1901-1972), in the pairs events, they won a bronze medal at the 1930 World Figure Skating Championships in New York, a bronze medal at the 1932 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Quebec, a bronze medal at the 1931 North American Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, and finally a silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. After her retirement from skating, she became a pilot. In 1942, she married a Canadian citizen named Raymond Leslie Harvey (1884-1959), but the couple had no children. After his death in 1959, she settled in Long Beach, New York, where she passed away on December 7, 1975, at the age of 75. She was buried in the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York. Her niece was Audrey Frances Peppe (1917-1992), who was also an Olympic figure skating champion. For her contributions to figure skating, she was posthumously inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
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