Jean Westwood (figure skater)
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| Full name | Jean Thomson Westwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1931[1] Manchester, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 2022 (aged 90–91)[2] British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Lawrence Demmy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jean Thomson Westwood (1931 – 26 July 2022) was a British ice dancer. With partner Lawrence Demmy, she was the World Champion for four consecutive years, 1952 to 1955[3] (plus the unofficial trial event in 1951), and European Champion in its first two editions in 1954 and 1955.[4] They were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1977.
She later became an elite-level coach in the United States and Canada (she had switched national teams, via a spell as skating director of the Ice Follies touring show, prior to the 1961 Sabena Flight 548 aviation disaster in which several former students and colleagues were killed).[1] She was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame for her coaching services in 1997.[1][2][5]
The Scottish long jumper Alix Jamieson (1964 Summer Olympics) was her second cousin.
Results
(with Lawrence Demmy)
| Event | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
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| World Championships | 1st* | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| European Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
| British Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ a b c d Interview With Jean Westwood, Skate Guard, 7 February 2015
- ^ a b Skate Canada celebrates Jean Westwood, Skate Canada, August 4, 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022
- ^ "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009.
- ^ "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
- ^ Jean Westwood Obituary, British Ice Skating, 30 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022