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Glyn Watts

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Glyn Watts
Watts with Green in 1969
Full nameGlynn Robin Watts
Born (1949-03-16) 16 March 1949 (age 75)
Herne, Kent, England
Figure skating career
CountryUnited Kingdom
Skating clubStreatham Ice Figure Skating Club
Retired1976
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1974 Munich Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Bratislava Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1975 Copenhagen Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1974 Zagreb Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Cologne Ice dancing

Glynn Robin "Glyn" Watts (born 16 March 1949)[1] is a British former competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Hilary Green, he became the 1974 World silver medalist and a two-time European silver medalist (1974, 1975). They represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 7th.[1]

In 1973, they competed at the inaugural Skate Canada International and won the event.

Competitive highlights

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(with Green)

International
Event 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76
Winter Olympics 7th
World Champ. 7th 6th 3rd 2nd 3rd
European Champ. 7th 7th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th
Skate Canada 1st
National
British Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glyn Watts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.