Barbara Ann Scott
Olympic athlete
1928 – 2012
Who was Barbara Ann Scott?
Barbara Ann Scott King OC OOnt was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a four-time Canadian national champion in ladies' singles. Known as "Canada's Sweetheart", she is the only Canadian to have won the Olympic ladies' singles gold medal, the first North American to have won three major titles in one year and the only Canadian to have won the European Championship. During her forties she was rated among the top equestrians in North America. She received many honours and accolades, including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008.
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- Born
- May 9, 1928
Ottawa - Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Ottawa
- Died
- Sep 30, 2012
Amelia Island
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on July 23, 2013
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