Glyn Jones (figure skater)

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Glyn Jones (born 22 August 1953) is a British former competitive figure skater. He represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He placed 19th in the compulsory figures, 17th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 16th overall. He appeared at six ISU Championships, achieving his best result, 13th, at the 1977 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland.

As of August 2011, he was working as a manager at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar, Florida.

Competitive highlights

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center \| International
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Event ! 1973–74 ! 1974–75 ! 1975–76 ! 1976–77
align=left \| Winter Olympics			16th
align=left \| World Champ.	21st		18th
align=left \| European Champ.	16th	17th	14th	13th

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tampa-bay-skating-academy-in-oldsmar-spends-300000-to-renovate-ice-rink/1187548 |title= Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar spends $300,000 to renovate ice rink |first= Terri Bryce |last= Reeves |work= Tampa Bay Times |date= 23 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011161525/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tampa-bay-skating-academy-in-oldsmar-spends-300000-to-renovate-ice-rink/1187548 |archive-date= 11 October 2016 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://tampabayice.com/the-secret-to-extreme-skating-dont-crash/ |title= The Secret to Extreme Skating: Don't Crash |first= Kathy |last= Brown |publisher= Tampa Bay Skating Academy |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011160941/http://tampabayice.com/the-secret-to-extreme-skating-dont-crash/ |archivedate= 11 October 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.olympic.org/glyn-jones |title= Glyn Jones |website= Olympic.org }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/glyn-jones-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042646/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/glyn-jones-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 18 April 2020 |title= Glyn Jones |publisher= Sports Reference }}

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Category:1953 births

Category:British male single skaters

Category:Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain

Category:People from Oldsmar, Florida

Category:Sportspeople from Pinellas County, Florida