Glyn Jones (born 22 August 1953)
[ is a British former competitive ]figure skater
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. He represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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in Innsbruck
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, Austria. He placed 19th in the compulsory figures, 17th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 16th overall.[ He appeared at six ISU Championships, achieving his best result, 13th, at the 1977 Europeans in ]Helsinki
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, Finland.
As of August 2011, he was working as a manager at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar, Florida
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Competitive highlights
References
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1953 births
British male single skaters
Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain
People from Oldsmar, Florida