Bryan Carbis (23 April 1961 in
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
,
Scotland – 3 December 2008 in
Davos
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Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) is a former
ice speed skater from
Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
in
Sarajevo,
Yugoslavia. There he finished in 39th (1500 m) and 41st (5000 m) place.
He was active in the speedskating section of the Swiss Skating Union (Schweizer Eislauf Verband), as a member of the International Skating Club in Davos (ISCD) and at the famous
Eisstadion Davos icerink.
He died on 3 December 2008.
The name Carbis is of
Cornish origin.
Bryan was born in Scotland, but resided for the large part of his life in Davos, Switzerland.
References
External links
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SkateResultsSwiss Skating Union committeessite of the ISCD skating club
1961 births
Scottish male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of Great Britain
2008 deaths
Place of birth missing
British people of Cornish descent
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