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   Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion in ladies' singles. Early life. Hamill was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Chalmers and Carol Hamill. Her father was a mechanical engineer. [1] .

   • Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
   • Born: July 26, 1956 (age 67), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

   • Retired: 1976
   • Country: United States

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3. www.biography.com › athletes › dorothy-hamillDorothy Hamill: Biography, Gold Medal-Winning Olympic Figure ...

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Learn about Dorothy Hamill, the gold medal-winning Olympic figure skater who became "America's sweetheart" with her bobbed haircut and inventive moves. Find out about her post-pro career, personal life, honors and more.

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Dorothy-HamillDorothy Hamill | Biography, Olympics, Gold Medal, Hairstyle ...

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater who won the gold medal for women’s figure skating in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. She is also known for her haircut, which was widely imitated, and for a skating spin known as the Hamill camel. Learn more about Hamill’s life and career.

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   Why did Dorothy Hamill cry at the Olympics?

   • February 13, 1976: Dorothy Hamill clutches her Olympic gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. At the awards ceremony, the 19-year-old Hamill cried. “I couldn’t help it,” she said. “It wasn’t because I had finally won the medal. It was seeing the American flag go up and hearing the band play ‘The Star Spangled Banner.'”

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   Who is Dorothy Hamill?

   • Born Dorothy Stuart Hamill on July 26, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, Dorothy Hamill learned to skate as a young girl with her siblings on her grandparents' pond. She begged her parents, Chalmers and Carol, to let her take lessons as a child so that she could learn how to skate backwards, and they agreed.

   Dorothy Hamill: Biography, Gold Medal-Winning Olympic Figure Skater

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   Did Dorothy Hamill win a gold medal?

   • Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal for the United States in the Womens Figure Skating competition. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty) At age 19, she won a triple crown, snagging both the U.S. and World Championships and winning the gold medal in the 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria.

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   When did Dorothy Hamill become a professional athlete?

   • She continued to participate in professional competition, winning the World Professional Championship for five years running, from 1983 to 1987. Dorothy Hamill was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1991.

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   Aug 3, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Dorothy Hamill, the U.S. gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Discover how she became a skating legend, a professional star, a producer, and a breast cancer advocate.

7. www.today.com › popculture › dorothy-hamill-s-lifeDorothy Hamill’s life of triumph, struggle - TODAY

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   Oct 3, 2007 · The Olympic gold-winning figure skater known as "America's Sweetheart" shares her behind-the-scenes trauma, the death of her love and her second memoir in this excerpt. Learn about her family, her passion for figure skating and her challenges with a chemical imbalance.

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   May 14, 2018 · Learn about Dorothy Hamill, the American figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics and invented the Hamill camel. Find out about her early life, career, achievements, and personal life.

10. www.today.com › news › dorothy-hamill-looks-backDorothy Hamill on Olympic gold, her famous haircut and fight ...

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    Jul 15, 2016 · Forty years after winning Olympic gold, figure skating legend Dorothy Hamill revisited her magical performance, her famous haircut and struggles with depression and breast cancer. July 15,...