Walter "Red" H. Bainbridge Jr. (May 5, 1930 – September 22, 2024) was an American figure skater. He began skating in Washington state, when his father, geologist Walter H. Bainbridge, was posted there between 1938 and 1945."Profiles in Time - CS &G Biographies: Walter Bainbridge", NOAA History (website) (from The Personnel Panorama, Vol VI, No. 8, 9/1957)"Sees Ice First Time, Skater Soon Champ", Hartford Courant, 4 Dec 1938, p.D3 He competed in ice dance with Lois Waring. He was the national champion with Waring in 1947-1949 and North American Champion in 1947 and 1949."Washington FSC National Hall of Fame" He was inducted into the Professional Skaters Association Hall of Fame in 2009."PSA HONORS 'BEST OF THE BEST'" by Lynn Rutherford, U.S. Figure Skating Association (website) 8/7/09
Bainbridge died on September 22, 2024, at the age of 94.
Results (with Waring)
Event 1946 1947 1948 1949 North American Championships 1st 1st U.S. Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st
(Men's singles)
Event 1947 1948 1949 U.S. Championships 7th J 2nd J 11th J
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