Personal information | |
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Full name | Vera Virginia Smith |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | 21 May 1932 |
Died | 12 October 2012 | (aged 80)
Sport | |
Sport | Figure 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]