Cecil Smith (figure skater)
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Cecil Elaine Eustace Smith, later Gooderham, then Hedstrom (September 14, 1908 – November 9, 1997), was a
Biography
In 1922, Smith won the national junior title, and next year was a runner-up as a senior. Aged 15, she participated in the
Smith won the Canadian championship in 1925 and 1926. In 1928, she competed in her second Olympics and place fifth in the women's singles (Sonja Henie claimed the gold). In 1930, she became the first Canadian to win a World championship figure skating medal, earning a silver medal in New York City.[4] In 1991 she was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.[5]
Smith changed her last name twice, first to Gooderham, then to Hedstrom. Around 1935 she gave birth to a son named Edward Douglas Gooderham.
Competitive highlights
Ladies' singles
Event | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
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Winter Olympics | 6th | 5th | |||||||||
World Championships | 2nd | ||||||||||
North American Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||
Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Pairs
(with Rogers)
Event | 1923 | 1924 |
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Winter Olympics | 7th | |
Canadian Championships | 3rd |
(with Reburn)
Event | 1931 |
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Canadian Championships | 3rd |
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cecil Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Cecil Smith's obituary in Old Times, Summer 2000. Upper Canada College (1997)
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55277-021-4
- ^ 1991 Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame Induction. Skate Canada Hall of Fame