Charles Snelling (figure skater)

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Charles Snelling
Personal information
Full nameCharles Frederick Theodore Snelling
Country representedCanada
Born (1937-09-17) September 17, 1937 (age 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5.51 ft)
Skating clubGranite Club
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Colorado Springs Men's singles
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place
Bronze medal – third place

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]

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.[2] He lives in Vancouver, B.C. He is a retired burns and plastics specialist.

Results[]

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

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. ^ "Skate Canada Hall of Fame". Skate Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2012.


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