Courtney Jones (figure skater)
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| Full name | Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones (born 30 April 1933) is a British former ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he won the 1957 and 1958 world championship and European championship. With partner Doreen Denny, he became 1959 and 1960 world champion and 1959–1961 European champion.
Jones and Peri Horne created the pattern steps of the Starlight Waltz and the Silver Samba, formerly compulsory dances but rarely used in modern times.
An Olympic judge, Jones was a member of the International Skating Union Council.[1] He is also a former president of the National Ice Skating Association.[2] Jones was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1986.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1980 Birthday Honours for services to ice skating.[3]
Results
(with June Markham)
| Event | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
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| World Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| European Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| British Championships | 1st | 1st |
(with Doreen Denny)
| Event | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
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| World Championships | 1st | 1st | |
| European Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| British Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ "ISU Press Release: Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "NISA History". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ UK: "No. 48212". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1980. p. 14.
- "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2005.
- "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2009.