John Dowding (born April 27, 1957 in
Oakville, Ontario
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) is a
Canadian
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former
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 ...
. With partner
Lorna Wighton
Lorna Wighton (born June 2, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former 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 ...
, he won three gold medals at the
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
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and finished sixth at the
1980 Winter Olympics
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Lake Placid was elected ...
.
Currently, Mr. Dowding resides in Fresno, California and is the owner of Champion Window Coverings.
Results
(with
Lorna Wighton
Lorna Wighton (born June 2, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former 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 ...
)
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1957 births
Canadian male ice dancers
Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of Canada
Living people
20th-century Canadian people
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