Daphne Walker (figure skater)

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Daphne Walker

Daphne Walker in 1946

Full name

Daphne Walker

Born

c. 1924

Figure skating career

Country

Retired

1947

Medal record

Representing United Kingdom

Ladies' Figure skating
World Championships
	1947 Stockholm	Ladies' singles
	1939 Prague	Ladies' singles
European Championships
	1947 Davos	Ladies' singles
	1939 London	Ladies' singles

Daphne Walker (born c. 1924) is a British retired figure skater. She is the 1939 World bronze medalist and 1947 silver medalist, and the 1939 & 1947 European bronze medalist.

Walker almost drowned in Brighton in 1947, but was rescued by American William Keefe. The pair married in London in 1948.^[1]

Results

Event	1938	1939	1947
World Championships	7th	3rd	2nd
European Championships	10th	3rd	3rd
British Championships			1st

^ "Daphne Walker Marries Rescuer". The Ottawa Journal. 17 January 1948. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

"ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
"ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

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