William McLachlan (figure skater)

{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}

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Virginia Thompson

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{{MedalSport| Figure skating}}

{{MedalSport| Ice dancing}}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 1962 Prague|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalSilver| 1960 Vancouver|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalBronze| 1959 Colorado Springs|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalSilver| 1958 Paris|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalSilver| 1957 Colorado Springs|Ice dancing}}

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{{MedalGold|1961 Philadelphia|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalGold|1959 Toronto|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalGold|1957 Rochester|Ice dancing}}

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William McLachlan is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed first with partner Geraldine Fenton, and later with Virginia Thompson. He won five medals at the World Figure Skating Championships, two silvers and a bronze with Fenton, and one silver and a bronze with Thompson.

Competitive highlights

(with Fenton)

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Event

! 1954

! 1956

! 1957

! 1958

! 1959

World Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2ndalign="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2ndalign="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd
North American Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1stalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
Canadian Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2ndalign="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2ndalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1stalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1stalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

(with Thompson)

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! 1960

! 1961

! 1962

World Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2ndalign="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd
North American Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
Canadian Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1stalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1stalign="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
British Championshipsalign="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd

References

  • {{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |title= Skate Canada: Canadian National Championships Medallists |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093937/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |archivedate= 2009-09-20 }}
  • {{cite web |url= http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-148237-165453-56218-0-file,00.pdf |title= ISU: World Medalists |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090325031008/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-148237-165453-56218-0-file,00.pdf |archivedate= 2009-03-25 }}

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Category:Canadian male ice dancers

Category:Living people

Category:World Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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