Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones, (born 30 April 1933) is a British former ice dancer. With partner

June Markham June Markham is a British ice dancer. With partner Courtney Jones, she is the 1957 & 1958 World champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their natio ...

, he was the 1957 and 1958

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and European champion. With partner

Doreen Denny Doreen Denny (born 28 January 1941) is a British retired ice dancer. With partner Courtney Jones, she is the 1959 & 1960 World champion and 1959-1961 European champion. After the 1961 season, Denny and Jones announced their retirement from com ...

, he is the 1959 and 1960 World champion and 1959–61 European champion. Jones and Peri Horne created the Starlight Waltz and the Silver Samba compulsory dances. He was awarded the

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in 1980 for services to ice skating. He is a member of the

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Council and is a former president of the

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. He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1986.

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* * British male ice dancers 1933 births Living people Figure skating officials Officers of the Order of the British Empire World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub