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).
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| Born | 1947 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 March 2021 (aged 73–74)[1] United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | David Hickinbottom Jon Lane Peter Dalby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | c. 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive highlights
editWith David Hickinbottom
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Arnold, David; Arnold, Pat (12 March 2021). "In memoriam – Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE 1947–2021". British Ice Skating.
- ^ Alice Berman (1 January 1998). Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. Skater's Edge. ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
- ^ Howard Bass (1 January 1974). 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 (22 April 2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 291–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Janet Sawbridge.