Carole Ormaca | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Carole Anne Ormaca Butler | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Fresno, California, U.S. | June 2, 1936|||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Carole Anne Ormaca Butler (born June 2, 1936, in Fresno, California) is an American former pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships three times and finished in fifth place at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games.
In 1965, Carole Ormaca Butler was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame along with her skating partner, Robin Greiner. [1]
(pairs with Robin Greiner)
Event | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 5th | |||
World Championships | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
North American Championships | 2nd | 2nd | ||
U.S. Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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