Natalie Dunn, also known as Natalie Dunn Fries, (born 1956) was the first American woman to win the world championship in figure roller-skating, which she did in 1976.[1][2][3] She won her first event at age seven, and won the national women's single at age sixteen.[2]

She was inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in February 1978.[1]

In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Dunn's name and picture.[4]

There is at least one book about her, Natalie Dunn: World Roller Skating Champion by Gloria D. Miklowitz, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1979.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bob Elias Hall of Fame". Kcsportshalloffame.org. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "January 2, 1977 - Natalie 'artistically' rolls to the top | Chicago Tribune Archive". Archives.chicagotribune.com. 1977-01-02. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. ^ "History of Women in Sports Timeline - Part 4 - 1960-1979". Northnet.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  4. ^ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  5. ^ Gloria D. Miklowitz (1979). Natalie Dunn: World Roller Skating Champion. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 978-0-15-256716-3.
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