Suna Murray

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Suna Murray
BornApril 16, 1955 (1955-04-16) (age 69)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Retired1972
Medal record
Ladies' figure skating
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
North American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Peterborough Ladies' singles

Suna Murray (born April 16, 1955, in Tallahassee, Florida) [1] is an American former figure skater. She twice won a bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

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Murray coaches at the Skating Club of Boston. Her daughter Kylie Gleason is also an elite skater. Her other daughter, Hadley Gleason, is a graduate of Trinity College playing both field and ice hockey. She is a technical panel member for US Figure Skating.

She graduated from Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ and Harvard University.

Results

Event197019711972
Winter Olympics 12th
World Championships 10th8th
North American Championships 3rd
U.S. Championships 6th3rd3rd

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Suna Murray". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2015.