Irene Maguire
BornNovember 17, 1929
DiedApril 10, 2016 (aged 86)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Retired1950
Medal record
Representing United States
Pairs' Figure skating
North American Championships
Bronze medal – third place1949 PhiladelphiaPairs
Ice dancing Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1949 PhiladelphiaIce dancing

Irene Maguire (November 17, 1929 - April 10, 2016) was an American figure skater.[1] She competed in pairs and ice dance with Walter Muehlbronner, whom she married in 1951. They won national silver medals in both pairs and ice dance in 1949 and 1950.[2] The two continued skating as professionals, billed as "Walter and Irene" for 7 years, in the Ice Follies.[3][4][5]

Results

(pairs with Muehlbronner)

Event 1949 1950
World Championships10th
North American Championships3rd
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

(ice dance with Muehlbronner)

Event 1949 1950
North American Championships2nd
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

Notes

  1. ↑ "IRENE M. (Maguire) MUEHLBRONNER". Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Results Book Skate Canada Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ ""Obituaries", Chestnut Hill Local". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Youngsters Formed Skating Team, Now in Ice Follies", Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11, 1953
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Skating club manager, 83", Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 2005


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