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]
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Full name | Lawrence Demmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Lawrence Dembovsky 1931 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 December 2016 (aged 84–85) Kingston upon Hull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Jean Westwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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They were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1977.
(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 |
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