Osborne Colson (March 31, 1916 – July 14, 2006) was a Canadian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

and coach. Colson was born in

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on March 31, 1916. His father was one of the founders of the

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. He won the

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in 1936 and 1937. He trained with Gus Lussi during his competitive career. He later skated professionally with

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. As a coach, he worked with skaters including Barbara Ann Scott, Donald Jackson,

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and

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. He continued to stay active in the sport late in life as the coach of Patrick Chan, who won the 2005 Canadian junior championship under his guidance. Colson died in Toronto on July 14, 2006, from pneumonia and other complications from a car accident earlier in the year.

Results

men's singles * J = Junior level Pairs with Mary Jane Halsted

References

Obituary
from The Globe and Mail, July 20, 2006.

External links

OSBORNE COLSON, SKATING COACH 1916-2006
at The Globe and Mail

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