Wendy Griner
Full name	Wendy Elizabeth Griner
Other names	Ballantyne
Born	(1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 (age 80) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
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 medallist, 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

References

• "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.

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