[1] Born in Windsor, Ontario on May 17, 1912, his pinnacle of athletic success was winning the silver medal for Canada in the 1936 Olympics, playing in two games.

Many athletes had boycotted the games protesting Nazi rule, and the games were particularly noteworthy as Germany had instigated the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws one year earlier in September, stripping German Jews of their citizenship, rights to a public education, their access to many professions including law, medicine, and theatre, and their ability to marry German citizens.

The game was low scoring, as it was played outdoors in a converted tennis stadium with clay courts that had become somewhat muddy after a heavy rain, making dribbling and ball handling difficult.

Meretsky noted that the American's height advantage was difficult to overcome, as at the time rules required each score to be followed by a jump at center court.

Meretsky's memorable team at Assumption won the Michigan-Ontario League and Ontario Senior Men’s titles on the way to losing in the Eastern Canadian Finals to Montreal.