Jean Westwood (figure skater)

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.

Jean Westwood
Full nameJean Thomson Westwood
Born1931[1]
Manchester, England[1]
Died26 July 2022 (aged 90–91)[2]
British Columbia, Canada
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
PartnerLawrence Demmy
Retired1955
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  United Kingdom
1955 ViennaIce dancing
1954 OsloIce dancing
1953 DavosIce dancing
1952 ParisIce dancing
European Championships
1955 BudapestIce dancing
1954 BolzanoIce dancing

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
World Championships1st*1st1st1st1st
European Championships1st1st
British Championships2nd2nd1st1st1st

References
  1. Interview With Jean Westwood, Skate Guard, 7 February 2015
  2. Skate Canada celebrates Jean Westwood, Skate Canada, August 4, 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022
  3. "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009.
  4. "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  5. Jean Westwood Obituary, British Ice Skating, 30 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022


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