Janet Sawbridge

Janet Sawbridge
Born1947 (1947)
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Died5 March 2021(2021-03-05) (aged 73–74)[1]
United Kingdom
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
PartnerDavid Hickinbottom
Jon Lane
Peter Dalby
Retiredc. 1975
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Dortmund Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Geneva Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Grenoble Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1965 Moscow Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1969 Garmisch-
Partenkirchen		 Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Budapest Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Västerås Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Gothenburg Ice dancing

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
Event 1963 1964 1965
World Championships 4th 3rd 2nd
European Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd
National
British Championships 2nd 1st 1st

With Jon Lane

International
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
Event 1971 1972 1973 1974
World Championships 4th 4th 5th
European Championships 5th 3rd 4th 4th
National
British Championships 1st 2nd

References

  1. ^ Arnold, David; Arnold, Pat (12 March 2021). "In memoriam – Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE 1947–2021". British Ice Skating.
  2. ^ Alice Berman (1 January 1998). Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. Skater's Edge. ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
  3. ^ Howard Bass (1 January 1974). Let's go skating. Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-121050-2.
  4. ^ Raymond Flower (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Janet Sawbridge.
  5. ^ James R. Hines (22 April 2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 291–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. Janet Sawbridge.