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Christopher Dean

1958 - Today

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Christopher Colin Dean, OBE (born 27 July 1958) is a British ice dancer considered, with his skating partner, Jayne Torvill, amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. They were also four-time world and European champions and seven-time British champions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Christopher Dean is the 204th most popular skater (up from 206th in 2024), the 6,452nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,294th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Christopher Dean ranks 204 out of 483. Before him are Martina Sáblíková, Oleg Vasiliev, Sylvia Albrecht, Evgenia Radanova, Denis Ten, and Olaf Zinke. After him are Kamila Valieva, Sven Kramer, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Roman Kostomarov, Scott Hamilton, and Sasha Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Christopher Dean ranks 677. Before him are Faiza Jama Mohamed, Debbie Cameron, Semiha Yankı, Piotr Fijas, Pietro Fanna, and Jeph Loeb. After him are Laurie Bartram, Toyah Willcox, Victor Shenderovich, Lenny Henry, Sergei Mylnikov, and Scott Hamilton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Dean ranks 6,454 out of 8,785. Before him are Fran Healy (1973), Peter Morgan (1963), Adam Smith (1991), Gerry Peyton (1956), Sammy Lee (1959), and Mike Doyle (1946). After him are Lara Pulver (1980), Passenger (1984), Toyah Willcox (1958), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), Dominic Sherwood (1990), and Lenny Henry (1958).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Christopher Dean ranks 7. Before him are Madge Syers (1881), Edgar Syers (1863), Cecilia Colledge (1920), Ethel Muckelt (1885), John Curry (1949), and Robin Cousins (1957). After him are Peder Kongshaug (2001), and Elise Christie (1990).

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