Joan Dewhirst
Joan Slater (nee Dewhirst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Died | 2020 Bramhall, England | |||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
Partner | John Slater | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joan Dewhirst (1935 – 14 April 2020) was a
Skating career
Dewhirst was born in
With partner John Slater, she won silver medals at the first two World Championships in ice dance: in 1952 and 1953.[1][3][4][5][6]
After retiring from competition in 1954 they spent several years touring with the Ice Capades and won the World Professional Championship 6 times.
Coaching
Joan transitioned to coaching in the early 1960s in Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham before spending decades as an elite coach in Altrincham.[7]
Joan coached many British dance champions including Susan Getty & Roy Bradshaw, Karen Barber & Nicky Slater, Sharon Jones & Paul Askham, Sinead Kerr & John Kerr, and Lloyd Jones.[8]
Recognition
Joan was awarded a MBE Order of the British Empire in 2007, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Figure Skating Association in 2016.[9]
Personal life and death
Joan and John Slater retired from competition in 1954 and married in July of that year. Their first of two sons Olympic figure skater Nicky Slater was born in 1958. Second son Kim was born on the way to the hospital while on the M62 motorway. Joan's husband John died in 1989.
Joan died on 14 April 2020 and is survived by her sons Nicky and Kim.[10]
Competitive highlights
With John Slater
Event | 1952 | 1953 |
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World Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Joan Dewhirst John Slater.
- ^ "Joan Slater MBE - Obituary - 15/04/2020". 15 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Joan Dewhirst.
- ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
- ISBN 978-0-09-121050-2.
- ^ Raymond Flower (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
Joan Dewhirst.
- ^ "Joan Slater MBE - Obituary - 15/04/2020". 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Joan Slater MBE - Obituary - 15/04/2020". 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Resident-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-at-sunrise-of-bramhall".
- ^ "Joan Slater MBE - Obituary - 15/04/2020". 15 April 2020.