Peggy Fleming
(IOC)
Updated: 2007-07-27 10:47
Grenoble 11 February 1968, X Olympic Winter Games. Women's figure skating: Peggy FLEMING of the United States in action at the Ice Stadium. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Other names: FLEMING, Peggy Gale
Born: 27 July 1948
Birthplace: San José (United States)
Nationality: United States
Sport: Skating
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Innsbruck 1964
Grenoble 1968
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 1
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 3 (66, 67, 68)
Bronze: 1 (65)
American Beauty in Grenoble
Peggy Fleming came from a family that sacrificed greatly to allow her to pursue her love for figure skating. Her mother designed and sewed all of her costumes and her father relocated the family twice to find better training for his daughter. As a competition, the Olympic contest in Grenoble was straightforward. Fleming, who had placed sixth at the 1964 Olympics, built up a huge lead after the compulsory figures and easily won the first-place votes of all nine judges.
The only U.S. winner of the Grenoble Games, Fleming began touring professionally and later became a successful television commentator, often working with fellow Olympic champion Dick Button.
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