Harold Hartshorne was an American ice dancer.

With partner Nettie Prantell, he was the 1937-1938 U.S. Champion

United States Figure Skating Championships

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 and 1943 bronze medalist medalist. With partner Sandy MacDonald

Sandy Macdonald

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, 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

World Figure Skating Championships

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 in 1961 when his plane (Sabena Flight 548

Sabena Flight 548

Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft that crashed en route to Brussels, Belgium, from New York City on February 15, 1961, killing the entire United States Figure Skating team on its way to the 1961 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.The flight, which...

) 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

Skating Club of New York

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. At the time of his death, he was the president of the Skating Club of New York and the U.S. Figure Skating dance committee chairman.

He attended Princeton University

Princeton University

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The Hartshorne Estate at 80 Oakes Road, Little Silver, New Jersey

Little Silver, New Jersey

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 is on the list of Monmouth County Historic Sites.

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

United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

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Ice Dance

(with Prantell)

Event	1936	1937	1938	1943
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd	1st	1st	3rd

(with MacDonald)

Event	1939	1940	1941	1942
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	1st	1st	1st	2nd

(with Mehl)

Event	1944
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd