John (Anthony) Curry - Competitive highlights, Navigation

Ice skater, born in Birmingham, West Midlands, C England, UK. He began skating when a child, was British junior figure-skating champion (1967), and British national champion (1970). He competed in various world-class competitions, set a new standard for artistic interpretation by introducing ballet-like movements into the free-skating routine, and won the gold medal for men's figure skating in his second winter Olympic Games (1976). He later turned professional and formed the John Curry Theatre of Skating and the School of Skating (1978).

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	Men's singles

John Curry (1949-1994) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976.

Competitive highlights

Event	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976
Olympic Games		11th				1st
Worlds	14th	9th	4th	7th	3rd	1st
Europeans	7th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	1st

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Preceded by: David Steele

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1976

Succeeded by: Virginia Wade

Olympic champions in figure skating – Men's singles World champions in figure skating – Men's singles European champions in figure skating – Men's singles

Persondata
NAME	Curry, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	British figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH	September 9, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH	April 15, 1994
PLACE OF DEATH	Binton, England