Malcolm Roger Cannon (born 22 June 1944 in

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) was an

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ice skater. He won the gold medal in men's singles at the

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in 1963 and 1966 and finished 20th at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...

. Cannon also competed in

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. With partner Yvonne Suddick, he won the silver medal at the

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an ...

in 1967 and 1968. They won the bronze at 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 1967 and the silver in 1968.

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British male single skaters English male ice dancers 1944 births Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{uk-figure-skating-bio-stub