John Curry

For other people named John Curry, see John Curry (disambiguation).

John Curry
OBE
Curry at the 1976 Olympics
Full nameJohn Anthony Curry
Born(1949-09-09)9 September 1949
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England[1]
Died15 April 1994(1994-04-15) (aged 44)
Binton, Warwickshire, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
Skating clubQueens Ice Dance Club, London[1]
Retired1976
Medal record
Men's figure skating
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Gothenburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Colorado Springs Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Geneva Singles
Silver medal – second place 1975 Copenhagen Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Zagreb Singles

John Anthony Curry, OBE (9 September 1949 – 15 April 1994)[2] was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 European, World and Olympic Champion. He was noted for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Curry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bird, Dennis L. (16 April 1994). "Obituary: John Curry". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.