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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
Personal information
Full name	Wendy Elizabeth Griner
Alternative names	Ballantyne
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 (age 78) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Coach	Sheldon Galbraith[1]
Skating club	TCS & CC
Retired	1964
Medal record Representing  Canada Figure skating: Ladies' singles World Championships 1962 Prague Ladies' singles North American Championships 1963 Vancouver Ladies' singles 1961 Philadelphia Ladies' singles

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 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

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

На других языках

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[de] Wendy Griner

Wendy Elizabeth Griner (* 16. April 1944 in Hamilton, Ontario) ist eine ehemalige kanadische Eiskunstläuferin, die im Einzellauf startete.

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- [en] Wendy Griner

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[ru] Грайнер, Венди

Венди Грайнер в замужестве Бэллэнтайн (англ. Wendy Elizabeth Griner ; 16 апреля 1944 года, Гамильтон, провинция Онтарио, Канада) — фигуристка из Канады, серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 1962 года, четырёхкратная чемпионка Канады 1960—1963 годов, участница Олимпийских игр 1960 и 1964 годов в женском одиночном катании.

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