Sally Schantz
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Sally Schantz is an American
United States
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 former figure skater
Figure skating
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. She competed in ice dance with Stanley Urban
Stanley Urban
Stanley Urban is an American former ice dancer. With Sally Schantz, he won the 1963 U.S. Championships, and later won a further two medals at the U.S. Championships competing with his sister Susan Urban....

. Together, they were the 1963 U.S. Champions
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...

.

Schantz was from Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
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. She represented the Skating Club of Boston
Skating Club of Boston
The Skating Club of Boston is a figure skating club based in Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, predating the formation of U.S. Figure Skating. The club owns its own rink in Brighton, Massachusetts, built in 1938.-Club activities:An...

 while skating with Urban, who was attending Boston College
Boston College
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 at the time.

Schantz and Urban were unable to defend their title in 1964 because Urban was injured. Schantz decided to turn professional at that time to take a coaching position. She was the coach of an early precision skating
Synchronized skating
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 team at St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University
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, the "Larriettes". Urban later returned to compete with a different partner.

Ice Dance

(with Edward H. Smith, Jr.)
Event 1962
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...

 
4th J.


(with Stanley Urban
Stanley Urban
Stanley Urban is an American former ice dancer. With Sally Schantz, he won the 1963 U.S. Championships, and later won a further two medals at the U.S. Championships competing with his sister Susan Urban....

)
Event 1963
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 
7th
North American Championships
North American Figure Skating Championships
The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...

 
3rd
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
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