Frank Stack (speed skater), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian speed skater
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Frank Stack (speed skater)
- Frank Stack (January 1, 1906 – January 25, 1987) was a Canadian speed skater.
- He competed at the 1932, 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m in 1932, placing fourth in the 500 m and 1500 m and seventh in the 5000 m events.
- He missed the 1936 Games due to lack of funds to travel to Berlin.Stack took up skating at the age of 13, following his father Jack, who was also a competitive speed skater.
- Frank was the Western Canadian Junior Champion in 1919–1923 and senior champion in 1924–1929.
- In 1931, 1932 and 1938 he won North American Indoor Championships.
- He semi-retired in 1954, but returned to competitions in 1966, aged 60, and had five podium finishes at the Canadian Indoor Championships.
- While competing Stack worked as a speed skating coach and prepared the national team to the 1952 and 1960 Winter Olympics.
- In 1965 he was inducted into the Canadian Speed Skating Hall of Fame as one of five charter members.
- He became member of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 1974 and of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1981.
- Stack Street in Winnipeg is named in his honor.
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