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Montgomery Wilson

{{Short description|Canadian figure skater (1909–1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Montgomery Wilson

|image= Montgomery Wilson.jpg

|caption=

|country= {{flag|Canada|1921}}

|birth_date= {{birth date|1909|8|20}}

|birth_place=Toronto, Canada

|death_date= {{death date and age|1964|11|15|1909|8|20}}

|death_place=Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.

|residence=

| height=182 cm[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/bud-wilson-1.html Bud Wilson]. sports-reference.com

|formerpartner= Constance Wilson-Samuel

|formercoach=

|formerchoreographer=

|skating club=Toronto Skating Club

|retired= 1939

|show-medals= yes

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry| {{flag|Canada|1921}}}}

{{MedalSport | Single skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1932 Lake Placid | Men's singles}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1932 Montreal|Men's singles}}

{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1939 Toronto|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1937 Boston|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1935 Montreal|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1933 New York|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1931 Ottawa|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1929 Boston|Men's singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1927 Toronto|Men's singles}}

{{MedalSport | Pair skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1935 Montreal|Pairs}}

{{MedalGold|1933 New York|Pairs}}

{{MedalGold|1931 Ottawa|Pairs}}

{{MedalGold|1929 Boston|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze|1927 Toronto|Pairs}}{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}

{{MedalSport | Four skating}}

{{MedalGold|1939 Toronto|Fours}}

{{MedalSilver|1933 New York|Fours}}

}}

William Stewart Montgomery "Bud" Wilson (August 20, 1909 – November 15, 1964) was a Canadian figure skater. Competing in singles, he became the 1932 Olympic bronze medallist, the 1932 World silver medallist, a six-time North American champion, and a nine-time Canadian national champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98976 |title=Montgomery Wilson |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 July 2020}}

Personal life

Wilson was born in Toronto in 1909. During World War II, he was a Major in the army artillery, earning the Bronze Star. He died in 1964 at the age of 55 from throat cancer.

Career

Wilson first entered the Canadian Championships in 1924 at the age of 13 and placed second. He would win nine senior national titles between 1929 and 1939. In 1932, he won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in singles.

Wilson also competed in pair skating with his sister Constance Wilson-Samuel. Together, they won numerous Canadian and North American championships.

Wilson turned professional in 1939 and began his teaching career in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he stayed until interrupted by World War II. Following his army service, he joined the Skating Club of Boston as the club's senior professional and director of its annual carnival, The Ice Chips. He coached the following skaters:

  • Dudley Richards, U.S. pair skating champion, World and Olympic competitor
  • Bradley Lord, U.S. men's singles champion and World competitor
  • Gregory Kelley, U.S. men's singles silver medallist and World competitor
  • Tina Noyes, U.S. national medallist, Olympic and World competitor{{cite web |url=http://www.skatepsa.com/Hall-Of-Fame-P.htm |title=PSA Coaches Hall Of Fame |access-date=April 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308114245/http://www.skatepsa.com/Hall-Of-Fame-P.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2013 }}

Wilson was inducted into the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame (1976), Skate Canada Hall of Fame (1990), Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame (2003), and Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (2007).{{cite web|title=Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame|url=http://olympic.ca/canadian-olympic-hall-of-fame/|website=olympic.ca |access-date=August 24, 2017}}

Results

= Men's singles =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=17 align=center | International
Event

! 1924

! 1925

! 1926

! 1927

! 1928

! 1929

! 1930

! 1931

! 1932

! 1933

! 1934

! 1935

! 1936

! 1937

! 1938

! 1939

align=left | Winter Olympics13thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd4th
align=left | World Champ.7th4thbgcolor=silver | 2nd5th
align=left | North American Champ.bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=17 align=center | National
align=left | Canadian Champ.bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

= Pairs with Wilson-Samuel =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International
Event

! 1927

! 1928

! 1929

! 1930

! 1931

! 1932

! 1933

! 1934

! 1935

align=left | Winter Olympics5th
align=left | World Championships4th6th
align=left | North American Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National
align=left | Canadian Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd

= Fours =

(with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Ralph McCreath)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International
Event

! 1939

align=left | North American Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1st

(with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, and Hubert Sprott)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International
Event

! 1933

align=left | North American Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2nd

References

{{reflist|refs=

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111216/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/press_room/news_releases/2007/mar6.cfm Posthumous honour for Canada’s first Olympic medallist in figure skating Montgomery “Bud” Wilson]. Skate Canada (March 6, 2007)

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