Wendy Griner
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Wendy Griner 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.
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...
and the 1962 World silver medalist
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...
. 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
Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs...
; 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 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... |
12th | 10th | |||||
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... |
7th | 2nd | 4th | 11th | |||
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 | 1st | |||||
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has... |
3rd J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
- J = Junior level