Jayne Torvill

Dame
Jayne Torvill
DBE
Torvill on the Dancing on Ice tour in Manchester, 2010
Personal information
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957
Clifton, Nottingham, England
Height5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)[1]
Country Great Britain
Retired1984, 1994
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 LillehammerIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1984 SarajevoIce dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 OttawaIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1983 HelsinkiIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1982 CopenhagenIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1981 HartfordIce dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 CopenhagenIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1984 BudapestIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1982 LyonIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1981 InnsbruckIce dancing

Dame Jayne Torvill DBE (born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor.

Along with her long-term skating partner, Christopher Dean, she is considered one of the greatest ice dancers of all time.[2]

The pair won a gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics and won bronze at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jayne Torvill]". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Kwong, P. J. (22 November 2011). "Pj's all-time top 10: Ice dance". CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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