William Stewart Montgomery "Bud" Wilson (August 20, 1909 – November 15, 1964) was a Canadian figure skater. Competing in singles, he became the 1932 Olympic bronze medallist, the 1932 World silver medallist, a six-time North American champion, and a nine-time Canadian national champion.
Personal life Wilson was born in Toronto in 1909. During World War II, he was a Major in the army artillery, earning the Bronze Star. He died in 1964 at the age of 55 from throat cancer.
Career Wilson first entered the Canadian Championships in 1924 at the age of 13 and placed second. He would win nine senior national titles between 1929 and 1939. In 1932, he won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in singles.
Wilson also competed in pair skating with his sister Constance Wilson-Samuel. Together, they won numerous Canadian and North American championships.
Wilson turned professional in 1939 and began his teaching career in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he stayed until interrupted by World War II. Following his army service, he joined the Skating Club of Boston as the club's senior professional and director of its annual carnival, The Ice Chips. He coached the following skaters: Dudley Richards, U.S. pair skating champion, World and Olympic competitor Bradley Lord, U.S. men's singles champion and World competitor Gregory Kelley, U.S. men's singles silver medallist and World competitor Tina Noyes, U.S. national medallist, Olympic and World competitor
Wilson was inducted into the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame (1976), Skate Canada Hall of Fame (1990), Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame (2003), and Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (2007).
Results Men's singles International Event 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Winter Olympics 13th 3rd 4th World Champ. 7th 4th 2nd 5th North American Champ. 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st National Canadian Champ. 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Pairs with Wilson-Samuel International Event 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Winter Olympics 5th World Championships 4th 6th North American Championships 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd National Canadian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd
Fours (with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Ralph McCreath)
International Event 1939 North American Championships 1st
(with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, and Hubert Sprott) International Event 1933 North American Championships 2nd
References Posthumous honour for Canada’s first Olympic medallist in figure skating Montgomery “Bud” Wilson. Skate Canada (March 6, 2007)