Maude Smith

Hedley Maude Smith, later McDougald (May 9, 1905 – November 17, 1996), was a Canadian pairs skater, who was also known as "Jim"[1] or "Jay".[2] Together with Jack Eastwood she placed tenth at the 1928 Winter Olympics and sixth-seventh at the world championships in 1928, 1930 and 1932. The pair finished second at the national championships in 1929 and 1933 and third in 1934.[1]

Smith in 1928
BornMay 9, 1905
Toronto, Canada[1]
DiedNovember 17, 1996 (aged 91)
Toronto, Canada
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubToronto Skating Club
Retired1934

Smith was married to the prominent Canadian businessman John A. McDougald. She had a younger sister Cecil, who also competed at the 1928 Olympics. Their mother, Maude Delano-Osborne, won the 1892 Canadian tennis championship.[1][3]

References
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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. Jay Hedley Maude McDougald. findagrave.com
  3. M. Ann Hall (2008) Immodest and Sensational: 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sport. James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Toronto. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-55277-021-4
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