Lawrence Demmy
| Lawrence Demmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lawrence Demmy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Lawrence Dembovsky 1931 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 December 2016 (aged 84–85) Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Jean Westwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lawrence Demmy (1931 – 9 December 2016) was a British
ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he was the World Champion for four consecutive years, 1952 to 1955[1][2][3] (plus the unofficial trial event in 1951), and European Champion in its first two editions in 1954 and 1955.[4][5][6]
They were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1977.
Results
(with Jean Westwood)
| Event | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
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| World Championships | 1st* | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| European Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
| British Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009.
- ISBN 9780881259698
- ^ Interview With Jean Westwood, Skate Guard, 7 February 2015
- ^ "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
- ^ Selina. "Death of Lawrence Demmy - ISU". www.isu.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Mr. Lawrence Demmy MBE, International Skating Union, 14 December 2016
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