Dick Button

About Dick Button

After winning gold medals in the singles competition at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, he went on to become a TV sports pundit.

Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion and five-time World champion. He is also the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button is credited as having been the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948, as well as the first triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. He also invented the flying camel spin, which was originally known as the "Button camel".

Former coach	Gustave Lussi
Born	July 18, 1929, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Retired	1952
Official Website	http://www.dickbutton.com
Skating club	SC of Boston, Philadelphia SC & HS

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Trivia

He won five consecutive World Championship titles from 1948 to 1952.

Dick Button before fame

His formal training began when he was told he would never be a good skater.

Achievement of Dick Button

From 1948 through 1952, he won five World Championships in a row.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Dick Button family life

In 1975, he married Slavka Kohout, with whom he had two children before divorcing.

Associations of Dick Button

He appeared in Mr. Broadway alongside Mickey Rooney.

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