Charles Snelling (figure skater)

Charles Snelling
Full nameCharles Frederick Theodore Snelling
Born (1937-09-17) September 17, 1937
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5.51 ft)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubGranite Club
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
1957 Colorado SpringsMen's singles
North American Championships
1957 RochesterMen's singles
1955 ReginaMen's singles

Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling (born September 17, 1937 in Toronto) is a Canadian former figure skater. He is the 1954-1958 & 1964 Canadian national champion and the 1957 World bronze medalist. He is the youngest ever men's Canadian national champion, as he was 16 at the time of his win in March 1954. He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools.

Snelling placed 8th at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1958, he retired from skating 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. He lives in Vancouver, B.C. He is a retired burns and plastics specialist.