Ralph McCreath

Ralph McCreath
Personal information
Full name	Ralph Scott McCreath
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1919-04-27)April 27, 1919
Died	May 2, 1997(1997-05-02) (aged 78)
Former partner	Veronica Clarke Norah McCarthy Eleanor O'Meara Bunty Lang Betty Chambers
Skating club	Toronto SC
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's Figure skating North American Championships 1941 Philadelphia Men's singles 1939 Toronto Men's singles 1937 Boston Men's singles Pairs' Figure skating North American Championships 1941 Philadelphia Pairs 1939 Toronto Pairs 1937 Boston Pairs Fours' Figure skating North American Championships 1939 Toronto Fours

Ralph Scott McCreath (April 27, 1919 – May 2, 1997) was a Canadian figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He competed in pairs with Veronica Clarke, Norah McCarthy, Eleanor O'Meara, Bunty Lang, and Betty Chambers, and in fours with fours with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery Wilson, winning the 1939 North American title.

McCreath started skating for the Toronto Skating Club in 1933. He was the 1940, 1941, and 1946 Canadian national champion and 1941 North American in single skating. In pairs, he won six national and two North American titles with three different partners. As an ice dancer, he competed with Veronica Clarke. They won the Tenstep gold medal and the Waltz silver medal at the 1937 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and the Fourteenstep gold medal at the 1938 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

He served in the 48th Highlanders of Canada and the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps during World War II. After his competitive career, he became a judge, team member, and member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association. He was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in the Athlete category in 1994.

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