William McLachlan (figure skater)
{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}
{{for|the Scottish footballer|William McLachlan (footballer)}}
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|partner= Geraldine Fenton
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}}
{{MedalCompetition|North American Championships}}
{{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 | |||||
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World Championships | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd | ||
North American Championships | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | |||
Canadian Championships | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
(with Thompson)
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! 1960 ! 1961 ! 1962 | |||
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World Championships | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd | |
North American Championships | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | ||
Canadian Championships | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
British Championships | align="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:World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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