sport.wikisort.org - AthleteDennis Coi (11 August 1961 – 1 September 1987) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1978 World Junior Champion and the 1982 Canadian bronze medallist. Coi also competed in pair skating; with partner Julie Mutchen, he was the 1974 Canadian novice bronze medallist.
Canadian figure skater
Dennis Coi |
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Country represented | Canada |
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Born | (1961-08-11)11 August 1961 |
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Died | 1 September 1987(1987-09-01) (aged 26) |
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Former partner | Julie Mutchen |
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Skating club | North Shore WC |
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Coi was gay, although he did not come out even to his own family until being diagnosed with HIV.[1] He died of AIDS in 1987,[2] amid a spate of AIDS-related deaths of Canadian figure skaters, including Brian Pockar, Robert McCall and Shaun McGill, which was portrayed in the media as a major crisis for the sport.[3]
Competitive highlights
Men's singles
International |
Event |
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78–79 |
79–80 |
80–81 |
81–82 |
82–83 |
83–84 |
Skate Canada | | | | | | | 10th |
Prize of Moscow News | | | | | | 9th | 6th |
Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | 4th | | |
AEGON Cup | 3rd | 4th | | 3rd | | | |
International: Junior |
World Junior Champ. | 1st | | | | | | |
National |
Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 7th | | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 4th |
J = Junior level |
Pairs with Mutchen
National |
Event |
1973–74 |
Canadian Championships | 3rd N |
N = Junior level |
References
- AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims, Edmonton Journal, 14 December 1992
- Bondy, Filip (17 November 1992). "FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- AIDS decimating figure-skating community, Halifax Daily News, 14 December 1992
External links
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