Wendy Griner

Wendy Griner
Personal information
Full name	Wendy Elizabeth Griner
Alternative names	Ballantyne
Country represented	Canada
Born	April 16, 1944 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Coach	Sheldon Galbraith[1]
Skating club	TCS & CC
Retired	1964
Medal record Representing  Canada Figure skating: Ladies' singles World Championships 1962 Prague Ladies' singles North American Championships 1963 Vancouver Ladies' singles 1961 Philadelphia Ladies' singles

Wendy Elizabeth Griner, later surname: Ballantyne (born April 16, 1944)^[2] is a Canadian former figure skater. She is the 1962 World silver medalist, the 1963 North American champion, and a four-time (1960–63) Canadian national champion. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, placing 12th and 10th, respectively.^[2]

Griner was the youngest woman to represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics; the youngest male was fellow figure skater Donald McPherson. She was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian junior and senior national titles in consecutive years.

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Winter Olympics			12th				10th
World Champ.			7th		2nd	4th	11th
North American Champ.				2nd		1st
National[3]
Canadian Champ.	3rd J	1st J	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd
J: Junior level

References

1. Meet the Champions, Skating magazine, May 1961
2. "Wendy Griner". Sports Reference.
3. "Canadian Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 13–14.

• "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada.