Background
Altwegg was born in Bombay, India and raised in Lancashire, the daughter of a British mother and Swiss father.
Altwegg was born in Bombay, India and raised in Lancashire, the daughter of a British mother and Swiss father.
She was a competitive tennis player, reaching the junior finals at Wimbledon in 1947 before giving up the sport to focus on skating. Skating career
Altwegg was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler. She was known for her strong compulsory figures.
After her Olympic victory, Altwegg bypassed a lucrative professional career due to a knee injury.
In 1953, she was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1993. Later life
After retiring from skating, Altwegg worked at Pestalozzi Children"s Village in Switzerland.
They had four children before divorcing in 1973.