Gretchen Merrill was an American

United States

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 figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time (1943–1948) U.S. national champion

United States Figure Skating Championships

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 and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949. She was the 1947 European silver medalist

European Figure Skating Championships

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 and World bronze medalist

World Figure Skating Championships

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, winning those medals in the first World and Europeans Championships to be held since 1939. She was the second and last American woman to win a medal at the European Championships; following 1948, the competition was restricted to skaters representing European countries. Merrill placed 8th at the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

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She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

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 in 2000.

Results

Event	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...								8th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...							3rd
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...							2nd
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...					2nd
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd

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