William Stewart Montgomery "Bud" Wilson (August 20, 1909 – November 15, 1964) was a Canadian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. Competing in

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, he became the 1932 Olympic bronze medallist, the 1932 World silver medallist, a six-time North American champion, and a nine-time

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champion.

Personal life

Wilson was born in

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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

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and the bronze medal at the

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in singles. Wilson also competed in

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with his sister

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. Together, they won numerous

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and

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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

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as the club's senior professional and director of its annual carnival, The Ice Chips. He coached the following skaters: *

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, U.S. pair skating champion, World and Olympic competitor *

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, U.S. men's singles champion and World competitor *

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, 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),

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(1990),

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Coaches Hall of Fame (2003), and

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(2007).

Results

Men's singles

Pairs with Wilson-Samuel

Fours

(with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and

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) (with Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, and

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Montgomery 1909 births 1964 deaths Canadian male single skaters Canadian male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic figure skaters of Canada Figure skaters from Toronto Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics Canadian military personnel of World War II 20th-century Canadian people