Frances Dafoe

Frances Helen Dafoe CM OOnt (December 17, 1929 – September 23, 2016) was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.^[1][2]

Frances Dafoe CM OOnt
Full name	Frances Helen Dafoe
Born	(1929-12-17)December 17, 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	September 23, 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 86)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Retired	1956
Medal record Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs World Championships 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs 1955 Vienna Pairs 1954 Oslo Pairs 1953 Davos Pairs North American Championships 1955 Regina Pairs 1953 Cleveland Pairs

Following her skating career, Dafoe worked as an Olympic judge and costume designer. She worked for CBC for nearly 40 years designing costumes for various shows, and she also designed the performers' costumes for the closing ceremonies at the 1988 Winter Olympics.^[3]

In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada (CM).^[4] Dafoe died on September 23, 2016, at the age of 86.^[3]

Results

Pairs with Norris Bowden

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956
Winter Olympic Games		5th				2nd
World Championships		4th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd
North American Championships			1st		1st
Canadian Championships	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st

Ice dance with Norris Bowden

Event	1950	1951	1952
Canadian Championships	3rd	3rd	1st

References

1. "Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
2. "Frances Dafoe, Bowden To Retire From Skating After This Season". The Montreal Gazette. January 23, 1956. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
3. Olympic silver medallist and world champion pairs skater Dafoe dies at 86
4. "Ms. Frances H. Dafoe". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2023.