Mary Rose Thacker (April 9, 1922 – August 5, 1983) was a

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former

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and a three-time (1939, 1941–1942) national and two-time (1939 and 1941) North American champion. She began skating at the

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skating club at the age of three years. In 1937 she became Canadian junior ladies' champion. At 16 years old in 1939 she won both the national and North American titles. She retired as a competitive skater in 1942 and became a coach. She started a skating school in

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in 1947 and trained skaters for the next 35 years. She was inducted into the

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as an athlete in 1995. She is also a member of the

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References

1995 Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame Induction
* James R. Hines:
Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating
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