Glyn Watts
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![]() Watts with Green in 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Glynn Robin Watts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 16 March 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Hilary Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Streatham Ice Figure Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Glynn Robin "Glyn" Watts (born 16 March 1949)[1] is a British former competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Hilary Green, he became the 1974 World silver medalist and a two-time European silver medalist (1974, 1975). They represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 7th.[1]
In 1973, they competed at the inaugural Skate Canada International and won the event.
Competitive highlights[]
(with Green)
International | |||||||
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Event | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 |
Winter Olympics | 7th | ||||||
World Champ. | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
European Champ. | 7th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th |
Skate Canada | 1st | ||||||
National | |||||||
British Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
References[]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glyn Watts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
Categories:
- 1949 births
- British male ice dancers
- Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- British figure skating biography stubs