Geraldine Fenton
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| Full name | Geraldine Marina Fenton Crispo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 20, 1935 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 12, 2026 (aged 90) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | William McLachlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | TCS & CC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geraldine Marina Fenton Crispo (née Fenton; November 20, 1935 – February 12, 2026) was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner William McLachlan, she was a three-time Canadian national champion and three-time World medallist.
Crispo was born on November 20, 1935, in Toronto.[1][2] She retired from competition in 1959 in order to take a coaching position.[3] Crispo died in Kitchener, Ontario on February 12, 2026, at the age of 90.[4][5][2]
Competitive highlights
(with McLachlan)
| Event | 1954 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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| World Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
(with Skuce)
| Event | 1953 |
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| Canadian Championships | 1st J |
References
- ^ "Meet the 1957 Champions". Skating Magazine. June 1957. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ a b Hawthorn, Tom (March 18, 2026). "Skater Geraldine Fenton Crispo helped carve Canada's place in ice dancing". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "People", Skating magazine, November 1959
- ^ "Geraldine Crispo". The Globe and Mail. February 17, 2026. Archived from the original on February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Skate Canada Mourns the Passing of Hall of Famer Gerrie Fenton Crispo". Skate Canada (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. February 17, 2026. Archived from the original on February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
Sources
- "Skate Canada: Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- "ISU: World Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009.