Gretchen Merrill
Other names	Queenie
Born	(1925-11-02)November 2, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 22, 1965(1965-04-22) (aged 39) Windsor, Connecticut
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Skating Club of Boston
Medal record Representing the  United States Ladies' Figure skating World Championships 1947 Stockholm Ladies' singles European Championships 1947 Davos Ladies' singles North American Championships 1945 New York Ladies' singles

Gretchen Merrill (November 2, 1925 – April 22, 1965)^[1] was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time (1943–1948) U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949. She was the 1947 European silver medalist and World bronze medalist, winning those medals in the first World and Europeans Championships to be held since 1939. She was the second and last American woman to win a medal at the European Championships; following 1948, the competition was restricted to skaters representing European countries. Merrill placed 8th at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

She was married to William O. Gay^[2] and died in 1965. She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.^[3]

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