Harold Hartshorne

Harold Hartshorne
Personal information
Full name	Harold Hartshorne
Country represented	United States
Born	September 8, 1891
Died	February 15, 1961 (aged 69) near Brussels, Belgium
Partner	Kathe Mehl Nettie Prantell Sandy MacDonald
Skating club	SC of New York

Harold Hartshorne (September 8, 1891 – February 15, 1961) was an American ice dancer.^[1]

With partner Nettie Prantell, he was the 1937-1938 U.S. Champion and 1943 bronze medalist. With partner Sandy MacDonald, he was the 1939-1941 U.S. Champion and 1942 silver medalist. With partner Kathe Mehl, he is the 1944 U.S. silver medalist.

After his competitive career ended, Hartshorne became a skating judge. He was en route to the World Figure Skating Championships with colleagues and athletes, when his plane (Sabena Flight 548) crashed near Brussels, Belgium, killing all on board. His wife, Louisa, was also killed in the crash.

He was one of the founders of the Skating Club of New York.^[1] At the time of his death, in 1961, he was the president of the Skating Club of New York and the U.S. Figure Skating dance committee chairman.^[1]

He attended Princeton University.

The Hartshorne Estate at 80 Oakes Road, Little Silver, New Jersey is on the list of Monmouth County Historic Sites.^[2]

In 1981, twenty years after his death, Hartshorne was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.^[3]

Results

Ice Dance

(with Prantell)

Event	1936	1937	1938	1943
U.S. Championships	2nd	1st	1st	3rd

(with MacDonald)

Event	1939	1940	1941	1942
U.S. Championships	1st	1st	1st	2nd

(with Mehl)

Event	1944
U.S. Championships	2nd

References

1. "Harold Hartshorne and Louisa Hartshorne (U.S. Figure Skating Biography)".
2. "Monmouth County Designated Historic Sites" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-22.
3. Steven John (2003-05-12). "Harold Hartshorne". Retrieved 2008-01-09.

External links

• "List of past US Champions" (PDF).