Janet Sawbridge
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Country represented | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1947 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 March 2021[1] United Kingdom | (aged 73–74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | David Hickinbottom Jon Lane Peter Dalby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | c. 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE (1947 – 5 March 2021) was a British ice dancer and figure skating coach. Partnered with David Hickinbottom, she won bronze at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships and silver at the 1965 World Figure Skating Championships. Partnered with Jon Lane, she won bronze at the 1968 World Figure Skating Championships.[2][3][4][5] As a coach, she was known for pairing Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Torvill and Dean).
Competitive highlights[]
With David Hickinbottom[]
International | |||
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Event | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
World Championships | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
European Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
National | |||
British Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
With Jon Lane[]
International | ||||||
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Event | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
World Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 6th |
European Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | ||
National | ||||||
British Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
With Peter Dalby[]
International | |||||
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Event | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |
World Championships | 4th | 4th | 5th | ||
European Championships | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | |
National | |||||
British Championships | 1st | 2nd |
References[]
- ^ Arnold, David; Arnold, Pat (12 March 2021). "In memoriam – Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE 1947–2021". British Ice Skating.
- ^ Alice Berman (1998-01-01). Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. Skater's Edge. ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
- ^ Howard Bass (1974-01-01). Let's go skating. Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-121050-2.
- ^ Raymond Flower (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
Janet Sawbridge.
- ^ James R. Hines (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 291–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Janet Sawbridge.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2021 deaths
- British female ice dancers
- Members of the Order of the British Empire