| Janet Thompson | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Janet A. Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1956 Ealing, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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Janet A. Thompson (born 15 March 1956 in Ealing, London) is an English retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner was Warren Maxwell. They are the 1977 World silver medalists. They represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th. [1]
| Event | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 8th | |||||
| World Championships | 11th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 5th |
| European Championships | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 4th | |
| British Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
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