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Jayne Torvill

1957 - Today

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Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. She and her partner Christopher Dean are considered amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists. They were also four-time world and European champions and seven-time British champions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jayne Torvill is the 2,638th most popular athlete (down from 2,458th in 2019), the 6,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,933rd in 2019) and the 107th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jayne Torvill ranks 2,638 out of 6,025. Before her are Mike McKay, Brenda Phillips, Richard Thompson, Kate Allen, Martín Fiz, and Zemfira Meftahatdinova. After her are Nikolay Bazhukov, Ioana Badea, Thomas Lange, Rick Mitchell, Ulrika Knape, and Guido Kratschmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jayne Torvill ranks 636. Before her are Hubert Gardas, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Lizardo Garrido, Tim Kring, Scott Adams, and Jon Lee Anderson. After her are Meagen Fay, Fathi Hassan, Donna Dixon, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, Harley Jane Kozak, and Daniel Martínez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jayne Torvill ranks 6,213 out of 8,785. Before her are Dennis Wilshaw (1926), Terry Medwin (1932), Chris Larkin (1967), Rory Delap (1976), Ronald Firbank (1886), and James Allison (1968). After her are Ken Bates (1931), Tracey Thorn (1962), Ian Stewart (1929), Lustmord (1964), Max Minghella (1985), and Joleon Lescott (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Jayne Torvill ranks 107. Before her are Carole Quinton (1936), Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), Nellie Halstead (1910), and Mark Richardson (1972). After her are Walter D'Hondt (1936), Daley Thompson (1958), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Paula Radcliffe (1973), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), and Phil Brown (1962).

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