Vera Smith
Personal information
Full nameVera Virginia Smith
NationalityCanadian
Born(1932-05-21)21 May 1932
Died12 October 2012(2012-10-12) (aged 80)
Sport
SportFigure skating

Vera Virginia "Vevi" Smith (21 May 1932 – 12 October 2012) was a Canadian figure skater.

Smith started skating at the age of five[1] where she curled at the Toronto Skating Club.[2] In her first junior national championship in 1943 junior championship she placed ninth.[1] In 1947 she won the Howard trophy which served as the Canadian junior national championship;[3] she was 14 years-old at the time.[4] She competed in the ladies' singles event at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ottawa's Nigel Stephens wins junior figure skating title". The Ottawa Journal. 1 February 1943. p. 17. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "DIminutive Carnival Queen". The Sun Times. 18 March 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Gruson, Wilf (18 January 1947). "V.V. Smith takes junior women's skating cup; keen competition delays men's event decision". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "14 year-old girl takes skating crown". The Ottawa Journal. 18 January 1947. p. 22. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vera Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Complete entry announced for skating championships". Calgary Herald. 19 March 1951. p. 20. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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