Jayne Torvill OBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Clifton, Nottingham, England | 7 October 1957||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1984, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.