Mary Rose Thacker

Mary Rose Thacker
Personal information
Full name	Mary Rose Thacker
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1922-04-09)April 9, 1922
Died	July 1983
Home town	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skating club	Winnipeg Winter Club
Retired	1942
Medal record Representing  Canada Ladies' Figure skating North American Championships 1941 Philadelphia Ladies' singles 1939 Toronto Ladies' singles

Mary Rose Thacker (April 9, 1922 – July 1983) is a former Canadian singles figure skater and is a three-time (1939, 1941–1942) national and two-time (1939 and 1941) North American champion. She began skating at the Winnipeg skating club at the age of three years. 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 British Columbia in 1947 and trained skaters for the next 35 years. She was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame as an athlete in 1995. She is also a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

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