Charles Snelling (figure skater)

Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling (born September 17, 1937 in Toronto) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1954-1958 & 1964 Canadian national champion and the 1957 World bronze medalist. He is currently the youngest ever men's Canadian national champion, as he was 16 at the time of his win in March 1954.
He placed 8th at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1958, he retired to attend medical school at the University of Toronto, but after graduation, he returned to competitive skating and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics. In 2005, he was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. Charles Snelling lives in Vancouver, B.C. and has recently retired from working as a burns and plastics specialist.