Charles Snelling (figure skater)

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Charles Snelling
Personal information
Full name Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling
Country represented  Canada
Born (1937-09-17) September 17, 1937 (age 86)
Toronto
Height 168 cm (5.51 ft)
Skating club Granite Club

Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling (born September 17, 1937 in Toronto) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1954-1958 & 1964 Canadian national champion and the 1957 World bronze medalist. He is currently the youngest ever men's Canadian national champion, as he was 16 at the time of his win in March of 1954. [1]

He placed 8th at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1958, he retired to attend medical school at the University of Toronto, but after graduation, he returned to competitive skating and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics. In 2005, he was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. [2] Charles Snelling lives in Vancouver, B.C. and has recently retired from working as a burns and plastics specialist.

Results

Event 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1964 1965 1966 1967
Winter Olympics 8th 13th
World Championships 7th 8th 4th 3rd 11th 12th 11th
North American Championships 3rd 2nd
Canadian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd

References

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