Ray Hadley Jr. Explained

Ray Ellis Hadley Jr. (October 6, 1943  - February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with his sister Ila Ray Hadley.

Hadley was born in Seattle, Washington. He and his sister won the bronze medal in pairs at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and competed in the Winter Olympics and World Figure Skating Championships that year. The next year, they finished second in pairs at the U.S. Championships and fourth at the North American Figure Skating Championships. They died along with their mother on February 15, 1961, when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Belgium en route to the World Championships in Prague. He was 17 years old. His parents met in Eugene, Oregon and Hadley and his sister are buried in that city.[1]

Results

Pairs

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11th
12th
4th
4th 3rd 2nd

Ice Dance

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ila Ray Hadley and Ray Hadley . U.S. Figure Skating . February 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906180501/http://www.usfsa.org/Shell.asp?cat=7&id=206&sid=32382 . September 6, 2015 .