Hedley Maude Smith, later McDougald (May 9, 1905 – November 17, 1996), was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

pairs skater, who was also known as "Jim" or "Jay". Together with

Jack Eastwood John Coulter Eastwood (March 7, 1908 – March 22, 1995) was a Canadian figure skater. He competed in two events at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiqu ...

she placed tenth at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

and sixth-seventh at the world championships in

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

and

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

. The pair finished second at the national championships in 1929 and 1933 and third in 1934. Smith was married to the prominent Canadian businessman

John A. McDougald John Angus "Bud" McDougald (March 14, 1908 – March 15, 1978) was a leading Canadian businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. In 1975, journalist Peter Newman wrote that, "He may well be the least known and most admired member of the a ...

. She had a younger sister

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, who also competed at the 1928 Olympics. Their mother, Maude Delano-Osborne, won the 1892 Canadian tennis championship.M. Ann Hall (2008) ''Immodest and Sensational: 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sport''. James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Toronto. pp. 33–34.

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