Tonya Harding

Tonya Harding: Biography in Details

Who is Tonya Harding?

Tonya Harding is an American former figure skater. She was a two-time Skate America Champion. She also was a two-time Olympian.

In 1991, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second at the World Championships. She was the first American woman to complete a triple axel jump in competition.

Tonya Harding: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Tonya Harding was born Tonya Maxine Harding on 12 November 1970, in Portland, Oregon, USA. Her nationality is American and she belongs to a North American ethnicity.

Tonya is the daughter of American parents LaVona Fay Golden and Al Harding. She and her brother Karl grew up in Portland. She began skating at age three.

Tonya Harding: Education History

She attended David Douglas High School in Portland but dropped out before graduating. She has stated that by the time she was 7 years old, she was mentally and physically abused by her mother.

Tonya Harding: Professional Life and Career

Harding began working on a competitive skating ladder in the mid-1980s. She was placed sixth at the 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

She won the Skate America championship in 1989. Her breakthrough year was in 1991, when she landed her first triple axel at the U.S. Championships.

At the 1991 World Championships, she again completed the triple axel jump and became the first American woman to perform it at an international event.

In her career, Harding successfully completed four triple axels in competition. In 1991, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second at the World Championships.

Tonya began her boxing career in 2002. In 2002, she boxed against Paula Jones on the Fox TV network Celebrity Boxing event and won the fight.

On February 22, 2003, she made her official women’s professional boxing debut. She has been a very successful person in her career.

Also, she won season 16 of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition.

Tonya Harding: Salary and Net Worth

She has a net worth of $150k but her salary is not revealed yet.

Tonya Harding: Rumors and Controversy

She was arrested for beating up her boyfriend electrician Darren Silver. She has been in several controversies in her life.

Tonya Harding: Description Of Body Measurement

Tonya has a height of 5 feet 1 inch. Her body weighs 62kg.

Furthermore, she has blonde hair and blue eyes. Besides these, her body measurement is not known.

Tonya Harding: Social Media Profile

Tonya Harding is not active on any of the social media platforms.

Currently, she is not involved on social sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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