Walter Bainbridge
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| Full name | Walter H. Bainbridge, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Red | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1930 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 22, 2024 (aged 94) Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
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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. 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. He was inducted into the Professional Skaters Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
Bainbridge died on September 22, 2024, at the age of 94.