Peter Alexander Pender (August 10, 1936 – November 18, 1990) [1] [2] [3] was an American bridge player and figure skater from Forestville, California. [2] He died of AIDS in San Francisco, California. [3]
Pender, who was born in Pennsylvania, was an elite figure skater who won gold medals from both the U.S. and Canadian Figure Skating Associations. [4] In the late 1950s he traveled frequently to Montreal for skating competition, and met his 1980s bridge partner Hugh Ross there. He moved to San Francisco in 1960. [5]
In 1966 Pender and Jeremy Flint, who had played for Great Britain in the 1965 Bermuda Bowl world championship, were regular partners in American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) competition after Flint arrived to tour the US in mid-February. "Flint created a sensation" by achieving the rank of ACBL Life Master in 11 weeks. They finished first and second in total masterpoints earned during the calendar year, recognized by the annual McKenney Trophy. [4]
Pender was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998. [6]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
Wins
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North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1967, 1984 [7]
- Grand National Teams (4) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 [8]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 [9]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1958
- Reisinger (5) 1968, 1970, 1981, 1985, 1986 [10]
Runners-up
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North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1964 [11]
- North American Pairs (1) 1985 [12]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1966, 1972 [13]
- Reisinger (2) 1971, 1983 [10]
- Spingold (1) 1974 [14]
References
- ^ California Death Index, 1940-1997
- ^ a b Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 709. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ a b "Peter A. Pender, 54, Leading Bridge Player". The New York Times. November 21, 1990. Retrieved 2014-12-20. Quote: "died Sunday night in San Francisco".
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"Partner Disgruntled Way Hand Played in Game". Sarasota Kibitzer: Dan Howe.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 12, 1967. Page 8-E. Google News (news.google.com). Retrieved 2014-12-20.
The news is in column 8 of the article. - ^ "Pender, Peter". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
- "International record for Peter Pender". World Bridge Federation.
- Peter Pender at Find a Grave
