Neil Carpenter

Neil Carpenter

Personal information
Born	(1944-09-17) September 17, 1944 (age 81) Galt, Ontario
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Partner	Linda Ann Ward
Retired	c. 1964

Neil B. Carpenter (born September 17, 1944 in Galt, Ontario) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Linda Ann Ward, he won a bronze medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1963, captured a silver the following year, ^[1] and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics. ^[2]

Carpenter was the head coach at the Hamilton Skating Club in Hamilton, Ontario. ^[3] In August 2007, he signed a three-year contract to serve as head coach and head of skater development for the Dutch national team. ^[4]

Results

pairs with Linda Ann Ward

International
Event	1962	1963	1964
Winter Olympics			15th
World Championships		11th
National [1]
Canadian Championships		3rd	2nd
Canadian Junior Championships	2nd	1st

References

1. "Canadian Championships / Championnats Canadiens" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
2. "Neil Carpenter". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
3. Newman, Mark (March 13, 2013). "Celebrating 75 years of skating". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
4. Cruickshank, Alex (August 28, 2007). "Coach takes on challenge". Orillia Packet and Times.