Frances Dafoe

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Silver 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs

Frances Dafoe, C.M., O.Ont. (born January 17, 1929) was a Canadian figure skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed in pairs with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Bowden)

1952

  • Canadian Championships - 1st
  • Olympics - 5th

1953

  • Canadian Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 2nd

1954

  • Canadian Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1955

  • Canadian Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1956

  • Olympics - 2nd
  • World Championships - 2nd

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World champions in figure skating – Pairs

1908: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1909: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1910: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1911: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1912: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1913: Helene Engelmann & Karl Mejstrik | 1914: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1922: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1923: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1924: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1925: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1926: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1927: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1928: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1929: Lilly Scholz & Otto Kaiser | 1930: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1931: Emelie Rotter & László Szollás | 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1933–1935: Emelie Rotter & László Szollás | 1936–1939: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier | 1947–1948: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet | 1949: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király | 1950: Karol E. Kennedy & Peter Kennedy | 1951–1952: Ria Baran & Paul Falk | 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks | 1954–1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden | 1956: Elisabeth Schwartz & Kurt Oppelt | 1957–1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul | 1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek | 1963–1964: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 1965–1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov | 1969–1972: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov | 1973–1978: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev | 1979: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner | 1980: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai | 1981: Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky | 1982: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach | 1983: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1984: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini | 1985: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1986–1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1988: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1989–1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1991–1992: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev | 1993: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1994: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov | 1995: Radka Kovaříková & René Novotný | 1996: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov | 1997: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer | 1998–1999: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze | 2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov | 2001: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | 2002–2003: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo | 2004–2005: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin | 2006: Pang Qing & Tong Jian | 2007: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo 2008: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
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North American champions in figure skating – Pairs

1923: Dorothy Jenkins / A.G. McClennan · 1925: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles · 1927: Marion McDougall / Chauncey Bangs · 1929–1933: Constance Wilson-Samuel / Montgomery Wilson · 1935: Maribel Vinson / George Hill · 1937: Veronica Clarke / Ralph McCreath · 1939: Joan Tozzer / Bernard Fox · 1941: Eleanor O'Meara / Ralph McCreath · 1947: Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1949–1951: Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy · 1953–1955: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden · 1957–1959: Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul · 1961: Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek · 1963: Debbi Wilkes / Guy Revell · 1965: Vivan Joseph / Ronald Joseph · 1967–1969: Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman · 1971: JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley
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Canadian champions in figure skating – Pairs

1905–1906: Katherine Haycock & Ormond Haycock | 1908: Aimee Haycock & Ormond Haycock | 1910–1911: Lady Evelyn Grey & Ormond Haycock | 1912: Eleanor Kingsford & Douglas Nelles | 1913: Muriel Burrows & Gordan McLennan | 1914: Norman Scott & Jean Chevalier | 1920: Alden Godwin / Douglas Nelles | 1921: Beatrice McDougall & Allan Howard | 1922: Alden Godwin & A. G. McLennan | 1923: Marjorie Anable & Duncan Hodgson | 1924: Elizabeth Blair & John Machado | 1925: Gladys Rogers & Melville Rogers | 1926: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Errol Morson | 1927–1928: Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs | 1929–1930: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson | 1931: Chauncey Bangs & Frances Claudet | 1932–1934: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson | 1935: Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn | 1936–1938: Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath | 1939–1940: Norah McCarthy & Ralph McCreath | 1941–1942: Eleanor O'Meara & Ralph McCreath | 1945: Olga Bernyk & Alex Fulton | 1946: Joyce Perkins & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1947: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1948: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1949–1950: Marlene Smith & Donald Gilchrist | 1951: Jane Kirby & Donald Tobiny | 1952–1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden | 1956–1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul | 1961–1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek | 1962–1964: Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell | 1965–1966: Susan Huehnergard & Paul Huehnergard | 1967–1968: Betty McKilligan & John McKilligan | 1969: Anna Forder & Richard Stephens | 1970–1974: Sandra Bezic & Val Bezic | 1975–1976: Candy Jones & Don Fraser | 1977: Cheri Pinner & Dennis Pinner | 1978: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan | 1979–1983: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini | 1984: Katherina Matousek & Lloyd Eisler | 1985–1987: Cynthia Coull & Mark Rowsom | 1988: Christine Hough & Doug Ladret | 1989: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1990: Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnston | 1991–1994: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1995–1996: Michelle Menzies & Jean-Michel Bombardier | 1997: Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon & Luc Bradet | 1998–1999: Kristy Sargeant & Kris Wirtz | 2000–2002: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | 2003: Jacinthe Lariviere & Lenny Faustino | 2004–2006: Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin | 2007: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison | 2008: Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
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Canadian champions in figure skating – Ice Dancing

1947: Margaret Roberts / Bruce Hyland · 1948: Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1949: Joyce Perkins / Bruce Hyland · 1950–51: Pierrette Paquin / Donald Tobin · 1952: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden · 1953: Frances Abbott / David Ross · 1954: Doreen Leech / Norman Walker · 1955–56: Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston · 1957–59: Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan · 1960–62: Virginia Thompson / William McLachlan · 1963–64: Paulette Doan / Kenneth Ormsby · 1965–66: Carole Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge · 1967–68: Joni Graham / Don Phillips · 1969: Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie · 1970: Mary Church / David Sutton · 1971–72: Louise Lind / Barry Soper · 1973–74: Louise Soper / Barry Soper · 1975–76: Barbara Berezowski / David Porter · 1977: Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies · 1978–80: Lorna Wighton / John Dowding · 1981: Marie McNeil / Rob McCall · 1982–88: Tracy Wilson / Rob McCall · 1989: Karyn Garossino / Rod Garossino · 1990: Jo-Anne Borlase / Martin Smith · 1991: Michelle McDonald / Martin Smith · 1992: Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak · 1993–99: Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz · 2000: Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon · 2001–03: Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz · 2004–07: Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon · 2008: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
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