Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief, ca. 1950
Personal information
Full name Jacqueline du Bief
Country represented  France
Born (1930-12-04) 4 December 1930
Paris
Former partner Tony Font
Skating club De Glace Club Paris
Français Volants Paris
Olympic medal record
Women's figure skating
Representing  France
1952 Oslo Singles

Jacqueline du Bief (born 4 December 1930 in Paris) is a French figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1952 World Champion, the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1950-1952 European silver medalist, and the 1947-1952 French national champion.

As a pair skater, she competed with Tony Font. They are the 1950 & 1951 French national champions.

After turning professional, she toured with several shows like Ice Capades, Hollywood Ice Revues, Scala Eisrevue from 1952 to 1964.

Competitive highlights

Singles career

Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Winter Olympics 16th 3rd
World Championships 18th 9th 6th 2nd 1st
European Championships 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd
French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pairs career

(with Tony Font)

Event 1950 1951
French Championships 1st 1st

See also

References


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