Glyn Watts

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Glyn Watts
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Watts with Green in 1969
Full nameGlynn Robert Watts
Born (1949-03-16) 16 March 1949 (age 75)
Herne, Kent, England
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
Skating clubStreatham Ice Figure Skating Club
Retired1976
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Munich Ice dancing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Bratislava Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Copenhagen Ice dancing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Zagreb Ice dancing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Cologne Ice dancing

Glynn Robin "Glyn" Watts (born 16 March 1949) [1] is a British former competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Hilary Green, he became the 1974 World silver medalist and a two-time European silver medalist (1974, 1975). They represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 7th. [1]

In 1973, they competed at the inaugural Skate Canada International and won the event.

Competitive highlights

(with Green)

International
Event69–7070–7171–7272–7373–7474–7575–76
Winter Olympics 7th
World Champ. 7th6th3rd2nd3rd
European Champ. 7th7th4th3rd2nd2nd5th
Skate Canada 1st
National
British Champ. 3rd2nd2nd1st

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glyn Watts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.