Charles Snelling (figure skater)

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Charles Snelling
Personal information
Full nameCharles Frederick Theodore Snelling
Born (1937-09-17) September 17, 1937 (age 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5.51 ft)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubGranite Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1957 Colorado Springs Men's singles
North American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1957 Rochester Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1955 Regina Men's singles

Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling (born September 17, 1937 in Toronto) is a Canadian former figure skater. He is the 1954-1958 & 1964 Canadian national champion and the 1957 World bronze medalist. He is the youngest ever men's Canadian national champion, as he was 16 at the time of his win in March 1954. [1] He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools. [2]

Snelling placed 8th at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1958, he retired from skating 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. [3] He lives in Vancouver, B.C. He is a retired burns and plastics specialist.

Results

International
Event195119521953195419551956195719581964196519661967
Olympics 8th13th
Worlds 7th8th4th3rd11th12th11th
North American 3rd2nd
National
Canadian 2nd J1st J2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd2nd3rd

References

  1. ↑ "One Title Evades Toronto Skaters In Senior Events". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. March 15, 1954. p. 28. Toronto skaters won all but one of the senior titles at the Canadian figure skating championships...Charles Snelling, 16-year-old master of school figures and free skating, captured the men's title with an impressive lead over two other entries
  2. ↑ Zena Cherry, "School marks 75th year of teaching excellence," Globe and Mail, Oct. 17, 1985, A25.
  3. ↑ "Skate Canada Hall of Fame". Skate Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2012.


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