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]
| Wendy Griner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wendy Elizabeth Griner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Ballantyne | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 16, 1944 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
edit| International | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Meet the Champions, Skating magazine, May 1961
- ^ a b "Wendy Griner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Canadian Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 13–14.13-14&rft.pub=Skate Canada&rft_id=http://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/17-Canadian-Figure-Skating-Championships.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Wendy Griner" class="Z3988">
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
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