Andrew Place

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Andrew Place
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1970-12-18) 18 December 1970 (age 49)
Leeds, England
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Partner Clair Wileman
Melanie Bruce
Lynn Burton
Retiredc. 1995

Andrew Place (born 18 December 1970 in Leeds) [1] is an English former ice dancer who represented the United Kingdom. Skating with Lynn Burton and then Melanie Bruce, he became a two-time British national champion and competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He now coaches at Planet Ice Silverdome Arena in Basingstoke. [2]

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Career

Together with Lynn Burton, Place placed sixth at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Brisbane, Australia, and fourth at the 1989 World Junior Championships in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The following season, they moved up to the senior ranks and won the British national title. They went on to finish 12th at the 1990 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and 17th at the 1990 World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Later in 1990, Place teamed with Melanie Bruce. The duo won the national title in their second season together. They finished 17th at the 1992 European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland; 17th at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France; and 19th at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California, United States.

Place later joined forces with Clair Wileman. They won a pair of silver medals at the British Championships and finished 19th at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

Results

With Wileman

International
Event1994–951995–96
European Championships 19th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
Skate Israel 7th
Trophée de France 9th
National
British Championships 2nd2nd

With Bruce

International
Event1990–911991–92
Winter Olympics 17th
World Championships 19th
European Championships 17th
National
British Championships 3rd1st

With Burton

International
Event1987–881988–891989–90
World Championships 17th
European Championships 12th
NHK Trophy 5th
International: Junior
World Junior Championships 6th4th
National
British Championships 3rd1st

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References

  1. "Andrew Place". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
  2. "Planet Ice Basingstoke NEW COACH". Facebook Planet Ice Basingstoke. Retrieved 2018-07-09.