Nancy Burley

Nancy Burley (8 March 1930 – 7 January 2013) was an Australian figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.

Nancy Burley
Personal information
Full nameNancy Burley
Alternative namesNancy Hallam
Country represented Australia
Born(1930-03-08)8 March 1930
Died7 January 2013(2013-01-07) (aged 82)

After Burley's Olympic career she joined her previous coach Felix Kaspar in an international 'ice show'. During that time she traveled performing in ice shows in Europe and Asia.[1]

Personal life

Burley was the mother of figure skaters Sharon and Robyn Burley.[2]

Death

Nancy Burley died 7 January 2013.[3]

Competitive highlights
Event 1952
Olympics14th
Worlds15th

References
  1. Chambers, Belinda (2 February 2013). "Olympic ice skater became showbiz star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. "Ice Skating Australia's Hall Of Fame" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2009.
  3. Obituary, the Age newspaper , theage.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
  • Profile, Sports-reference.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
  • Profile, corporate.olympics.com.au; accessed 2 March 2015.
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