April Sargent

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April L. Sargent (born April 1, 1968) [1] is an American former ice dancer. Skating with Russ Witherby, she won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992 and competed in the Winter Olympics that year. She currently coaches at the Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society. [2]

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Sargent was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and was formerly an ISU Technical Specialist. [3]

Results

(with John D'Amelio)

Event198319841985
U.S. Championships 10th J.2nd J.10th
J. = Junior level

(with Russ Witherby)

International
Event1986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–92
Olympics 11th
Worlds 13thWD8th9th9th
Skate America 2nd
Skate Canada 2nd
Trophée de France 2nd4th
NHK Trophy 3rd
Nations Cup 2nd3rd
National
U.S. Champ. 4th3rd2nd2nd2nd1st
WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "April Sargent-Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "April Sargent". Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
  3. "ISU Communication No. 1467". isu.sportcentric.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-03.