Jon Lane
British ice dancing coach and former competitor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jon Philip Lane (born 17 August 1949)[1] is a British ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Janet Sawbridge, he is the 1968 World bronze medalist and a two-time European medalist (silver in 1969, bronze in 1968).[2][3][4][5]
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| Full name | Jon Philip Lane | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Janet Sawbridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lane emigrated to Canada with his wife, Carol and son, Jon Lane, a Creative Director in Toronto.[6] They coach ice dancing together in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. Their past and present students include:
- Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen[7]
- Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier[8]
- Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier[9]
- Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill[10]
- Olivia Nicole Martins / Alvin Chau
- Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
Competitive highlights
With Janet Sawbridge
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
| World Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 6th |
| European Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| National | ||||||
| British Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||
References
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