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Dorothy Hamill
- 1976 Olympic gold medalist
- Won three consecutive World Championships medals (gold in 1976, silver in 1974-75)
- Won three consecutive U.S. National titles from 1974-1976
- Began skating at age 8 on frozen Binny Park Pond in Old Greenwich, Conn. During those initial outings to the pond, Hamill borrowed her brother's hockey skates and had to stuff socks in the toes so the skates would fit properly
- Earned a perfect 6.0 mark for artistic presentation during her short program in Innsbruck
- Says her 1976 World medal, which she won in Gothenburg, Sweden, following her Olympic victory is the medal of which she is most proud
- Skated eight years following her Olympic triumph with Ice Capades, a production she ended up purchasing and managing in 1993. Under Hamill's direction, Ice Capades featured world-class skaters in theatrical story ice productions such as "Cinderella”
- Inducted in the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000; inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991
- Named "Most Trusted Sports Figure in America" by Ladies Home Journal magazine
- Famous "wedge" hairstyle was called "one of the most important fashion statements of the last 50 years" by Life magazine
- Won an Emmy Award for her starring role in "Romeo and Juliet" and produced and starred in the highly successful "Nutcracker On Ice."
- Received "Headliner of the Year" award in 1998 for her performance as the star of "Enter the Night" at Las Vegas' Stardust Resort and Casino
Hamill is an advocate for many charities including the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, International Special Olympics, Big Brothers and Sisters of America , the American Cancer Society and teaching blind children to skate through the March of Dimes.
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Photo gallery: Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill
On that memorable day - Feb. 13, 1976 - in Innsbruck, Austria, when she skated for the Olympic gold: "I probably remember most all the flowers raining down at the end of my performance. It was quite a shock and a warm feeling. And, of course, standing on the podium with that great sense of pride of being an American and having achieved a goal I had. And being happy for my coach (Carlo Fassi) and team, who did as much work, and yet I got all the glory."
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Born: 26-July-1956
Hometown: Riverside, Conn
Resides: Baltimore, Md
Sport: Figure Skating
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