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1948_Winter_Olympics_Figure_Skating_-_Dick_Button_and_Barbara_Ann_Scott

1948 Winter Olympics Figure Skating - Dick Button and Barbara Ann Scott

Gretchen Merrill appears at about 3:30 in this compilation of skating from the 1948 Olympics.

Gretchen Merrill (1925-1965[1]) was an American ladies skater. Gretchen was a six-time (1943–1948) U.S. national champion and 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 won the United States Junior ladies' title in 1939 at the age of 13.[2]

She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]

Results[]

Event 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Winter Olympics 8th
World Championships 3rd
European Championships 2nd
North American Championships 2nd
U.S. Championships 1st J. 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd

References[]

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