Bruce Mapes, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBruce Mapes
figure skater
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1901
Date of Death: 18-Feb-1961
Profession: figure skater
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bruce Mapes
- Bruce Mapes (August 16, 1901–February 18, 1961) was an American figure skater from the early 1900s.
- In 1913, the jump now known today as the flip became known by his last name, but it is not known for certain if he was the inventor.
- In 1920, Mapes invented the toe loop, which is now called a Mapes in artistic roller skating.
- Later he was a lighting director for NBC in New York City and resided in Fair Haven, New Jersey at the time of his death.
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