Gretchen Merrill (November 2, 1925 – April 22, 1965)"Milestones: Apr. 30, 1965". Time. April 30, 1965. 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 and died in 1965. She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.Official Site World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame
Results Event 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Winter Olympics 8th World Championships 3rd European Championships 2nd North American Championships 2nd U.S. Championships 1st J 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd
References
Skatabase: 1940s Europeans Skatabase: 1940s Worlds Skatabase: 1940s Olympics