Frances Dafoe
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| Silver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Pairs |
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| Country represented | Canada |
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| Born | December 17, 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Former partner | Norris Bowden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frances Dafoe, CM, OOnt (born December 17, 1929) was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1][2]
In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[3]
[edit] Results
(pairs with Norris Bowden)
| Event | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | 2nd | ||||
| World Championships | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
(ice dance with Norris Bowden)
| Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
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| Canadian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st |
[edit] References
- ^ "Where are they now: Dafoe and Bowden". TSN. http://www2.tsn.ca/lacrosse/story/?id=283838. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Frances Dafoe, Bowden To Retire From Skating After This Season". The Montreal Gazette. January 23, 1956. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=8X4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5581,3774068&dq=frances+dafoe&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Frances Dafoe: Order of Canada". Governor-General of Canada. http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2872. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
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