Ralph McCreath
Ralph Scott McCreath (April 27, 1919 – May 2, 1997) was a Canadian figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He competed in pairs with Veronica Clarke, Norah McCarthy, Eleanor O'Meara, Bunty Lang, and Betty Chambers, and in fours with fours with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery Wilson, winning the 1939 North American title.
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| Full name | Ralph Scott McCreath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 27, 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 2, 1997 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Toronto SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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McCreath started skating for the Toronto Skating Club in 1933. He was the 1940, 1941, and 1946 Canadian national champion and 1941 North American in single skating. In pairs, he won six national and two North American titles with three different partners. As an ice dancer, he competed with Veronica Clarke. They won the Tenstep gold medal and the Waltz silver medal at the 1937 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and the Fourteenstep gold medal at the 1938 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.
He served in the 48th Highlanders of Canada and the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps during World War II.[1] After his competitive career, he became a judge, team member, and member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association. He was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in the Athlete category in 1994.
Results edit
Singles career edit
| Event | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1946 |
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| North American Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||||||
| Canadian Championships | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
- J = Junior level
- McCreath did not compete between 1941 and 1946 due to World War Two.
Pairs career edit
(with Eleanor O'Meara)
| Event | 1941 |
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| North American Championships | 1st |
| Canadian Championships | 1st |
(with Norah McCarthy)
| Event | 1939 | 1940 |
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| North American Championships | 2nd | |
| Canadian Championships | 1st | 1st |
(with Veronica Clarke)
| Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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| North American Championships | 1st | ||
| Canadian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
(with Betty Chambers)
| Event | 1935 |
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| Canadian Championships | 1st J. |
- J = Junior level
(with Bunty Lang)
| Event | 1934 |
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| Canadian Championships | 3rd J. |
- J = Junior level
Ice dancing career edit
(with Veronica Clarke)
| Event | 1937 | 1938 |
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| Canadian Championships - Fourteenstep | 1st | |
| Canadian Championships - Tenstep | 1st | |
| Canadian Championships - Waltz | 2nd |
Fours career edit
(with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery Wilson)
| Event | 1939 |
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| North American Championships | 1st |
(with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Montgomery Wilson, and Veronica Clarke)
| Event | 1938 |
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| Canadian Championships | 1st |
(with Elizabeth Fisher, Mrs. Spencer Merry, and Hubert Sprott)
| Event | 1936 |
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| Canadian Championships | 2nd |
References edit
- ^ McCreath, James. "Memoir For My Father".
- (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.