Basil Williams (11 March 1891 – 1951) was a British

single skater Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

and

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With partner

Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Wyatt Johnson (née Squire) (8 December 1886 in Great Britain – 2 December 1967) was a British figure skater. She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1908 Olympic Games with James H. Johnson. They captured the gold at th ...

, he won the bronze medal at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. Before teaming up with Johnson, he competed with Enid Harrison. They placed 6th at the 1912

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...

. He also competed as a single skater at the 1920 Olympics, placing 7th.

Results

(with Phyllis Johnson)

References

External links

Basil Williams' profile at databaseOlympics

1891 births 1951 deaths British male single skaters British male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in figure skating Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub