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).

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  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.