Wendy Griner

Wendy Griner
Wendy Griner
Full name	Wendy Elizabeth Griner
Other names	Ballantyne
Born	April 16, 1944 (age 80); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Coach	Sheldon Galbraith
Skating club	TCS & CC
Retired	1964
Medal record
Representing Canada
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
North American Championships

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[edit]

International
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.

"Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.

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[SM6105-1] Meet the Champions, Skating magazine, May 1961

[SR-2] "Wendy Griner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

[CFSC-3] "Canadian Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 13–14.

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