Canadian figure skater (1919–1997)
Ralph McCreath |
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Full name | Ralph Scott McCreath |
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Born | (1919-04-27)April 27, 1919 |
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Died | May 2, 1997(1997-05-02) (aged 78) |
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Country | Canada |
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Skating club | Toronto SC |
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Ralph McCreath with Eleanor O'Meara
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.
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
Singles career
- J = Junior level
- McCreath did not compete between 1941 and 1946 due to World War Two.
Pairs career
(with Eleanor O'Meara)
(with Norah McCarthy)
(with Veronica Clarke)
(with Betty Chambers)
(with Bunty Lang)
Ice dancing career
(with Veronica Clarke)
Event
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1937
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1938
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Canadian Championships - Fourteenstep |
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1st
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Canadian Championships - Tenstep |
1st |
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Canadian Championships - Waltz |
2nd |
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Fours career
(with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery Wilson)
(with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Montgomery Wilson, and Veronica Clarke)
(with Elizabeth Fisher, Mrs. Spencer Merry, and Hubert Sprott)
References
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- 1910: Allan Richardson, Iris Mudge, Jeanne Chevalier & E.V. Hall
- 1913: Dorothy White, R.B. Veits, Isobel Sherwin & C.J. Allen
- 1914: Dolly Goodeve, O.G. McIntyre, Betty Masson & A.C. Ross
- 1920: Jeanne Chevalier, J. Cecil McDougall, Winnifred Tait & Norman Scott
- 1921: Jeanne Chevalier, Allan Howard, Winnifred Tait & Norman Gregory
- 1922–23: Elizabeth Blair, C.R. Morphy, Florence Wilson & P. Chrysler
- 1924: Elizabeth Blair, C.R. Morphy, Marion MacDougall & Henry Gill
- 1925: Mrs. E.C. Secord, C.R. Morphy, Marion MacDougall & Henry Gill
- 1926–27: Cecil Smith, Jack Eastwood, Maude Smith & Montgomery Wilson
- 1928: Frances Claudet, Paul Belcourt, Katherine Lopdell & Jack Hose
- 1929: Veronica Clarke, John Machado, Margaret Henry & Stewart Reburn
- 1930: Mary Littlejohn, G.E. Beament, Elizabeth Fisher & Hubert Sprott
- 1931: Mary Littlejohn, Hubert Sprott, Elizabeth Fisher & Jack Hose
- 1932: Veronica Clarke, John Machado, Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn
- 1933–34: Elmore Davis, Melville Rogers, Prudence Holbrook & Guy Owen
- 1935: Elmore Davis, Guy Owen, Prudence Holbrook & Melville Rogers
- 1936–37: Elmore Davis, Melville Rogers, Prudence Holbrook & Guy Owen
- 1938: Constance Wilson-Samuel, Montgomery Wilson, Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath
- 1939: Gillian Watson, Sandy McKechnie, Ruth Hall & Donald Gilchrist
- 1940: Ruth Hall, William Calder, Elizabeth Chambers & John Milson
- 1941: Tasie McCarthy, Donald Gilchrist, Virginia Wilson & Michael Kirby
- 1942: Eleanor O'Meara, Donald Gilchrist, Virginia Wilson & Michael Kirby
- 1951: Pat Spray, David Spalding, Gayle Wakely & Norman Walker
- 1955: Peggy Lount, Ian Campbell, Jackie Oldham & Clifford Spearing
- 1959: Sharron Davis, Dean Akins, Clare Snowdy & Larry Bennett
- 1962: Gertrude Desjardins, Maurice Lafrance, Elinor Flack & Phillip McCordic
- 1964: Bonnie Anderson, David Dore, Laura Maybee & Greg Folk
- 1982: Melinda Kunhegyi, Lyndon Johnston, Becky Gough & Mark Rowsom
- 1984: Katherina Matousek, Lloyd Eisler, Melinda Kunhegyi & Lyndon Johnston
- 1985: Christine Hough, Doug Ladret, Melinda Kunhegyi & Lyndon Johnston
- 1986: Denise Benning, Lyndon Johnston, Isabelle Kourie & Guy Trudeau
- 1987: Denise Benning, Lyndon Johnston, Laureen Collin & John Penticost
- 1988: Denise Benning, Lyndon Johnston, Christine Hough & Doug Ladret
- 1989: Cory Watson, Patricia MacNeil, Christine Hough & Doug Ladret
- 1990: Christine Hough, Doug Ladret, Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnston
- 1991–92: Stacey Ball, Jean-Michel Bombardier, Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler
- 1993: Jodi Barnes, Rob Williams, Jodeyne Higgins & Sean Rice
- 1994–96: Jodeyne Higgins, Sean Rice, Alison Purkiss & Scott MacDonald
- 1997: Allison Gaylor, David Pelletier, Nadine Prenovost & David Annecca
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