Tonya Harding

Birth Name:

Tonya Maxene Harding

Birth Place:

Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession

Actress

Became the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition at the U․S․ National Championships in 1991
Won the 1991 U․S․ Figure Skating Championships
Set a landspeed record in a 1931 Ford at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2009
Won a silver medal at the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships
Began ice skating at the age of three
Was a member of the band Golden Blades
Has competed as a professional boxer

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