Janette Louise Buckbee (née Ahrens, December 10, 1925 – April 24, 2016), also known as Deedee Ahrens,[1] was an American figure skater.[2]
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| Born | December 10, 1925 Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 24, 2016 (aged 90) Mahtomedi, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career edit
Ahrens was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on December 10, 1925.[3] She attended the University of Minnesota during the 1940s.[1] Ahrens competed as both a single and pair skater, first with partner Robert Uppgren and later with Arthur Preusch. She also competed in fours with Uppgren, Mary Louise Premer, and Lyman Wakefield Jr. and won the 1941 North American title. Ahrens married Norman Simmons DeCoster in 1947,[4] before divorcing and remarrying to Allen Buckbee in December 1985.[5] During the 1970s, Ahrens lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[6] but later resided in White Bear Lake.[7] She died in Mahtomedi, Minnesota on April 24, 2016, at the age of 90.[7][3]
Competitive highlights edit
Ladies' singles edit
| Event | 1943 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
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| World Championships | 6th | |||
| North American Championships | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Pair skating edit
(with Uppgren)
| Event | 1942 | 1943 |
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| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
(with Preusch)
| Event | 1944 |
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| U.S. Championships | 2nd |
Four skating edit
(with Premer, Uppgren, and Wakefield)
| Event | 1941 |
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| North American Championships | 1st |
References edit
- ^ a b "Deedee of the Silver Blades". The Alpha Phi Quarterly, Volume 58, Issue 3. June 1946. p. 231. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Figure Skating US National Championship Medalists". Go Figure Skating. 1945. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
janette ahrens (silver medal: 1945, 1946, 1947)
- ^ a b "Janette A. Buckbee". Mueller Memorial. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Hasbrouck, Lennarie (7 September 1947). "Janette Ahrens to Marry N. S. DeCoster". Star Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Janette Ahrens DeCoster". Minnesota, U.S., Marriage Index, 1958–2001. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Brown, Gene (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Winter Sports. Arno Press. pp. 44, 45. ISBN 9780405126260. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Janette "Deedee" Buckbee". Star Tribune. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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