{{Short description|American bridge player and figure skater (1936–1990)}} '''Peter Alexander Pender''' (August 10, 1936 – November 18, 1990)<ref>''California Death Index, 1940-1997''</ref><ref name=OEB>{{OEB|5|709}}</ref><ref name=NYT/> was an American bridge player and figure skater from Forestville, California.<ref name=OEB/> He died of AIDS in San Francisco, California.<ref name=NYT/>
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.<ref name=howe/> 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.<ref name=ACBLhof/>
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.<ref name=howe/>
Pender was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref name=HOFby/>
==Bridge accomplishments==
===Honors===
* ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205191454/http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year/ |date=2014-12-05 }}. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.</ref> * McKenney Trophy, 1966<ref name=howe>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1774&dat=19670207&id=CtseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zGUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7269,2870451 "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. <br> The news is in column 8 of the article.</ref>
===Wins===
* North American Bridge Championships (14) ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1967, 1984 <ref>{{cite news |title = Life Master Open Pairs Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |page = 4 |date = 2013-11-29 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Grand National Teams (4) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 <ref>{{cite news |title = GNT Previous Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |page = 8 |date = 2009-07-24 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 <ref>{{cite news |title = Vanderbilt Previous Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |page = 6 |date = 2014-03-24 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Marcus Cup (1) 1958 ** Reisinger (5) 1968, 1970, 1981, 1985, 1986 <ref name="Reisinger Winners">{{cite news |title = Reisinger Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |page = 6 |date = 2013-12-06 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref>
===Runners-up===
* North American Bridge Championships ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1964 <ref>{{cite news |title = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf |page = 8 |date = 2014-03-25 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** North American Pairs (1) 1985 <ref>{{cite news |title = NAP Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf |page = 6 |date = 2014-03-21 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163849/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1966, 1972 <ref>{{cite news |title = Mitchell BAM Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |page = 8 |date = 2013-12-01 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Reisinger (2) 1971, 1983 <ref name="Reisinger Winners"/> ** Spingold (1) 1974 <ref>{{cite news |title = Spingold Previous Winners |publisher = American Contract Bridge League |url = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |page = 12 |date = 2014-07-21 |accessdate = 2014-10-17 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist |25em |refs=
<ref name=ACBLhof> [http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/pender-peter "Pender, Peter"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.</ref> <ref name=NYT> [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/21/obituaries/peter-a-pender-54-leading-bridge-player.html "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".</ref>
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==External links== * {{ACBLhof|pender-peter}} * {{WBFpeople}} *{{find a Grave|112887069}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pender, Peter}} Category:1936 births Category:1990 deaths Category:American contract bridge players Category:American male single skaters Category:AIDS-related deaths in California Category:LGBTQ figure skaters Category:People from Forestville, California Category:20th-century American LGBTQ people Category:20th-century American sportsmen