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Dick Button. Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) [1] is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-European man to have become European champion.
- Richard Totten Button
- July 18, 1929 (age 94), Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- 1952
Richard Totten "Dick" Button ( Englewood, 18 luglio 1929) è un ex pattinatore artistico su ghiaccio statunitense, specializzato nel singolo . È l'unico non europeo ad aver vinto il campionato europeo . È stato il primo pattinatore a eseguire un doppio axel, impresa che gli riuscì alle Olimpiadi Invernali del 1948.
Dick Button is a figure skater who dominated American and international amateur competition in the late 1940s and early 1950s until he became a professional in 1952. He was the only man to win top honours in the Olympic, World, European, North American, and U.S. national competitions, and in 1948.
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Dick Button won the U.S. men’s title from 1946 through 1952, the world title from 1948 until 1952, and two Olympic gold medals. In 1948 he became the first American to win the European championship, and it was promptly changed to a closed event.
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Dick Button. On-Air Talent. Year Inducted: 2015. View Full Induction Video. View Photos. 2015 Ceremony. There is perhaps no athlete more entwined in the legacy of his sport — and more responsible for its popularity and success — than Dick Button.
17 mag 2018 · Dick Button (born 1929), a dominant force in figure skating in the late 1940s and early 1950s, was instrumental in developing the sport in America. He is the only male figure skater to clench the "grand slam" of skating, winning the United States , North American, European, World, and Olympic championships in the same year.
29 apr 2021 · Richard BUTTON. Team United States of America. Figure Skating. Olympic Medals. 2 G. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games St. Moritz 1948. Year of Birth 1929. Olympic Results. Biography. First gold through innovation.
