Frances Dafoe

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Competitor for
	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Pairs

Frances Dafoe
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	December 17, 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Former partner	Norris Bowden
Medal record Competitor for  Canada Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs World Championships 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs 1955 Vienna Pairs 1954 Oslo Pairs 1953 Davos Pairs North American Championships 1955 Regina Pairs 1953 Cleveland Pairs

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]

Results

(pairs with Norris Bowden)

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956
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
Canadian Championships	3rd	3rd	1st

References

1. "Where are they now: Dafoe and Bowden". TSN. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
2. "Frances Dafoe, Bowden To Retire From Skating After This Season". The Montreal Gazette. January 23, 1956. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
3. "Frances Dafoe: Order of Canada". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

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