Artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games

The artistic roller skating events of World Games I were held on July 27–30, 1981, at Cal Skate Roller Rink in Milpitas, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara.

Medalists

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Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Singles  Mike Glatz (USA)  Rick Elsworth (USA)  Michele Biserni (ITA)
Women
Singles  Anna Conklin (USA)  Elena Bonati (ITA)  Tina Kneisley (USA)
Mixed
Pairs  United States
Tina Kneisley
Paul Price 		 United States
Ann Green
Rick Elsworth 		 Canada
Sylvia Gingras
Guy Aubin
Dance couples  United States
Holly Valente
William Richardson 		 United States
Cindy Smith
Mark Howard 		 Great Britain
Kim Geoghegan
Eamon Geoghegan

Details

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Men’s singles

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Rank Athlete Nation Short program After free skate
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Glatz  United States 1 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rick Elsworth  United States 2 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michele Biserni  Italy 3 3
Paul Irving  Australia 4 ?
Ivan Ragazzi  Italy 5 ?
Pierre Adjoury  Canada 6 ?
James Beaton  England 7 ?
Juan Carlos Hidalgo  Colombia 8 ?

Women’s singles

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Rank Athlete Nation Short program After free skate
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Conklin  United States 2 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elena Bonati  Italy 1 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tina Kneisley  United States 3 3
Kathleen O’Brien Di Felice  United States 4 ?
Daniela Marinelli  Italy 5 ?
Irene Bates  New Zealand 6 ?
Barbara Pennington  Canada 7 ?

Dance couples

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Rank Athletes Nation Compulsory dances After free dance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bill Richardson
Holly Valenti		  United States 1 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Howard
Cindy Smith		  United States 2 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eamon Geoghegan
Kim Geoghegan		  Great Britain 3 3
Jim Crouch
Sherrie McCumber		  Canada 4 ?
Gianni Galetti
Azzurra Nascetti		  Spain 5 ?
Gary Irving
Tracy Ferris		  Australia 6 ?

Pairs

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Rank Athletes Nation Compulsory dances After free skate
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Price
Tina Kneisley		  United States 1 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rick Elsworth
Ann Marie Green		  United States 2 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guy Aubin
Sylvia Gingras		  Canada 3 3
Michael Hanrahan
Louise Hawdon		  Australia 4 ?
Guglielmo Pistocchi
Sylvia Meco		  Italy no placing,
Pistocchi fell		 ?
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  • Artistic skating ladies singles gold, silver and bronze medalists (l to r) Anna Conklin (USA), Elena Bonati (ITA) and Tina Kneisley (USA) acknowledge the crowd at the medal ceremony.
    Artistic skating ladies singles gold, silver and bronze medalists (l to r) Anna Conklin (USA), Elena Bonati (ITA) and Tina Kneisley (USA) acknowledge the crowd at the medal ceremony.
  • Artistic roller skating pairs gold medalists, Tina Kneisley and Paul Price (USA)
    Artistic roller skating pairs gold medalists, Tina Kneisley and Paul Price (USA)
  • Sylvia Gingras and Guy Aubin (CAN), bronze medalists in pairs artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games
    Sylvia Gingras and Guy Aubin (CAN), bronze medalists in pairs artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games
  • World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medalists after podium ceremony, July 1981
    World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medalists after podium ceremony, July 1981
  • World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
    World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
  • World Games I Ladies Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
    World Games I Ladies Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981

References

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  1. ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 30, 1981). "Darrell Hanegan of Montreal scored the biggest upset of..." United Press International.
  2. ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 31, 1981). "It's a long way from Olympic ice hockey to..." United Press International.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 10D.
  6. ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 31, 1981. p. 10E.
  7. ^ "Skating's big wheels compete in games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 24, 1981. p. 7E.
  8. ^ "U.S. pair takes lead in skating". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 1D.
  9. ^ "U.S. roller skaters take early lead". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 9D.
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