Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott OC OOnt
Barbara-Ann Scott - March 1946
Born	(1928-05-09)May 9, 1928 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	September 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 84) Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Nassau County, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1]
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Retired	1948
Medal record Women's figure skating Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1948 St. Moritz Singles World Championships 1948 Davos Singles 1947 Stockholm Singles European Championships 1948 Prague Singles 1947 Davos Singles North American Championships 1947 Ottawa Singles 1945 New York Singles

Barbara Ann Scott OC OOnt (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1947–1948), and a four-time Canadian national champion (1944–46, 48) in ladies' singles. Known as "Canada's Sweetheart", she is the only Canadian to have won the Olympic ladies' singles gold medal, the first North American to have won three major titles in one year and the only Canadian to have won the European Championship (1947–48). During her forties she was rated among the top equestrians in North America. She received many honours and accolades, including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008.