Gretchen Merrill
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| Alternative names | Queenie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 2, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 22, 1965 (aged 39) Windsor, Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gretchen Merrill (November 2, 1925 – April 22, 1965)[1] was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time (1943–1948) U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949. She was the 1947 European silver medalist and World bronze medalist, winning those medals in the first World and Europeans Championships to be held since 1939. She was the second and last American woman to win a medal at the European Championships; following 1948, the competition was restricted to skaters representing European countries. Merrill placed 8th at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
She was married to William O. Gay[2] and died in 1965. She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]
Results[]
| Event | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| Winter Olympics | 8th | ||||||||
| World Championships | 3rd | ||||||||
| European Championships | 2nd | ||||||||
| North American Championships | 2nd | ||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
References[]
- ^ TIME
- ^ "Gretchen Merrill, broker to be wed". The New York Times. 1952-08-10. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Official Site World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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