Wendy Griner
Wendy Elizabeth Griner, later surname: Ballantyne (born April 16, 1944)[2] is a Canadian former figure skater. She is the 1962 World silver medallist, the 1963 North American champion, and a four-time (1960–63) Canadian national champion. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, placing 12th and 10th, respectively.[2]
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Full name | Wendy Elizabeth Griner | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative names | Ballantyne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 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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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
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Event | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Winter Olympics | 12th | 10th | |||||
World Champ. | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 11th | |||
North American Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |||||
National[3] | |||||||
Canadian Champ. | 3rd J | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
J: Junior level |
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References
- Meet the Champions, Skating magazine, May 1961
- "Wendy Griner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- "Canadian Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 13–14.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
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