Wendy Griner
Full nameWendy Elizabeth Griner
Other namesBallantyne
Born (1944-04-16) April 16, 1944
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
CoachSheldon Galbraith[1]
Skating clubTCS & CC
Retired1964
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1962 PragueLadies' singles
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place1963 VancouverLadies' singles
Silver medal – second place1961 PhiladelphiaLadies' singles

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]

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

International
Event 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Winter Olympics12th10th
World Champ.7th2nd4th11th
North American Champ.2nd1st
National[3]
Canadian Champ.3rd J1st J1st1st1st1st2nd
J: Junior level

References

  1. ↑ Meet the Champions, Skating magazine, May 1961
  2. 1 2 "Wendy Griner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 13–14.


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