Daniel Ryan (born c. 1930 - died February 15, 1961) was an American
ice dancer
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...
who competed with partner
Carol Ann Peters.
After his competitive career ended, Ryan became a skating coach. He was en route to the
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 men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...
in 1961 with his pupils,
Larry Pierce and
Diane Sherbloom, when their plane (
Sabena Flight 548
Sabena Flight 548 was a Boeing 707-329 flight operated by Sabena that crashed en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961. The flight, which had originated at Idlewild International Airport, crashed on approach to Br ...
) crashed near
Brussels, Belgium, killing all on board. Ryan was 31 at the time of his death.
Results
(with
Carol Ann Peters)
External links
U.S. Figure Skating biography
Navigation
Year of birth missing
American male ice dancers
1961 deaths
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Belgium
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961
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