Frances Dafoe
CM OOnt
Full nameFrances Helen Dafoe
Born(1929-12-17)December 17, 1929
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 23, 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 86)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Retired1956
Medal record
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1956 Garmisch-PartenkirchenPairs
Gold medal – first place 1955 ViennaPairs
Gold medal – first place 1954 OsloPairs
Silver medal – second place 1953 DavosPairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 ReginaPairs
Gold medal – first place 1953 ClevelandPairs

Frances Helen Dafoe CM OOnt (December 17, 1929 – September 23, 2016) was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

Following her skating career, Dafoe worked as an Olympic judge and costume designer. She worked for CBC for nearly 40 years designing costumes for various shows, and she also designed the performers' costumes for the closing ceremonies at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[3]

In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada (CM).[4] Dafoe died on September 23, 2016, at the age of 86.[3]

Results

Pairs with Norris Bowden
Event 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Winter Olympic Games5th2nd
World Championships4th2nd1st1st2nd
North American Championships1st1st
Canadian Championships2nd1st1st1st1st
Ice dance with Norris Bowden
Event 1950 1951 1952
Canadian Championships3rd3rd1st

References

  1. ↑ "Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Frances Dafoe, Bowden To Retire From Skating After This Season". The Montreal Gazette. January 23, 1956. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  3. 1 2 Olympic silver medallist and world champion pairs skater Dafoe dies at 86
  4. ↑ "Ms. Frances H. Dafoe". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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