Wendy Griner
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Full name | Wendy Elizabeth Griner | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Hamilton, Ontario | April 16, 1944|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Sheldon Galbraith[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | TCS & CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wendy Griner (born April 16, 1944 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1960-63 Canadian national champion and the 1962 World silver medalist. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics, placing 12th and 10th, respectively.
Griner was the youngest woman to represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics; the youngest male was fellow figure skater Donald McPherson. She was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior national titles in consecutive years.
Competitive highlights
Competition | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 12th | 10th | |||||
World Championships | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 11th | |||
North American Championships | 2nd | 1st | |||||
Canadian Championships | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
- J = Junior level
References
- ↑ "Meet the Champions", Skating magazine, May 1961
- Profile
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada.
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