Janet Sawbridge

Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE (1947 – 5 March 2021) was a British ice dancer and figure skating coach. Partnered with David Hickinbottom, she won bronze at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships and silver at the 1965 World Figure Skating Championships. Partnered with Jon Lane, she won bronze at the 1968 World Figure Skating Championships.^[2][3][4][5] As a coach, she was known for pairing Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Torvill and Dean).

Janet Sawbridge
Born	1947 (1947) Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Died	5 March 2021(2021-03-05) (aged 73–74)[1] United Kingdom
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Partner	David Hickinbottom Jon Lane Peter Dalby
Retired	c. 1975
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Figure skating: Ice dancing World Championships 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing 1964 Dortmund Ice dancing 1968 Geneva Ice dancing European Championships 1964 Grenoble Ice dancing 1965 Moscow Ice dancing 1969 Garmisch- Partenkirchen Ice dancing 1963 Budapest Ice dancing 1968 Västerås Ice dancing 1972 Gothenburg Ice dancing

Competitive highlights

With David Hickinbottom

International
Event	1963	1964	1965
World Championships	4th	3rd	2nd
European Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd
National
British Championships	2nd	1st	1st

With Jon Lane

International
Event	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
World Championships	6th	4th	3rd	4th	7th	6th
European Championships	6th	4th	3rd	2nd
National
British Championships	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd

With Peter Dalby

International
Event	1971	1972	1973	1974
World Championships		4th	4th	5th
European Championships	5th	3rd	4th	4th
National
British Championships		1st	2nd

References

1. Arnold, David; Arnold, Pat (12 March 2021). "In memoriam – Janet Anne Sawbridge MBE 1947–2021". British Ice Skating.
2. Alice Berman (1 January 1998). Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. Skater's Edge. ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
3. Howard Bass (1 January 1974). Let's go skating. Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-121050-2.
4. Raymond Flower (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Janet Sawbridge.
5. James R. Hines (22 April 2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 291–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. Janet Sawbridge.