Edward Bodel Explained

Edward Lee Bodel
Birth Date:	May 21, 1921^[1]
Birth Place:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Partner:	Carmel Bodel

Edward Lee Bodel (May 21, 1921 – May 17, 2008)^[2] was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury Bodel, and the pair was married in 1949.^[3] The Bodels won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships.^[4]

Competitive Highlights

(with Carmel)

Event	1946	1949	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
				4th	7th	3rd	4th	6th	7th
			1st		3rd		1st
	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd

Notes

1. Web site: California Birth Index, 1905-1995 . Ancestry . 28 November 2022.
2. Web site: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 . Ancestry.
3. Web site: California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 . Ancestry.
4. "TITLE IS RETAINED BY MISS ALBRIGHT; Jenkins Also Wins as U. S. Figure Skaters Excel in North American Meet", The New York Times, March 18, 1955 https://www.nytimes.com/1955/03/18/archives/title-is-retained-by-miss-albright-jenkins-also-wins-as-u-s-figure.html