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Peggy Fleming

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Peggy Fleming is an American former competitive figure skater who won the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, the only gold medal won by the United States at those Winter Games. Her elegant, balletic style helped popularize figure skating on American television in the years that followed.

Facts
Birth Year
1948 1
Birth Date
1948-07-27 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
The 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, the only American gold medalist at those Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966-1968) in the same event. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Figure Skating, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Peggy Fleming
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  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (birth date clause)
    Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater.
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (birth year clause)
    Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater.
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (nationality clause)
    Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater.
  • lead paragraph, sentence 2
    She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966-1968) in the same event.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater.
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