Ray Hadley Jr.
| Ray Hadley Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Ray Hadley Jr. | |
| Full name | Ray Ellis Hadley Jr. |
| Born | October 6, 1943 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Died | February 15, 1961 (aged 17) Berg-Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Seattle Skating Club |
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 to Ray Hadley Sr. and his first wife, Betty Ward. His parents divorced and both parents remarried. His father, a one-time roller skating champion, and stepmother, Alvah "Linda" Hart Hadley, a former ice skater and roller skater, opened their own skating rink to give Ila Ray and Ray more time on the ice. Ray 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 33-year-old stepmother, who also served as their coach, 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] His father died in 1966 of what friends said was a broken heart.[2]
Results
[edit]Pairs
[edit]| Event | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 11th | ||
| World Championships | 12th | ||
| North American Championships | 4th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
Ice Dance
[edit]| Event | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 2nd J. | 2nd J. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ila Ray Hadley and Ray Hadley". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Nichols, Nikki (November 25, 2008). Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. Clerisy Press. ASIN B0066A8R1C.