Charlie Tickner

Charlie Tickner
Tickner executing a compulsory figure at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1953-11-13) November 13, 1953 (age 72)
Lafayette, California, U.S.
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Medal record
Men's figure skating
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1980 Lake PlacidMen's singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1980 DortmundMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1978 OttawaMen's singles

Charles Frederick Tickner (born November 13, 1953, in Lafayette, California) is an American figure skater.

Tickner won the gold medal at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships, skating to music from Georges Bizet's Carmen and Jules Massenet's Le Cid for his long program. He also won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1980 World Championships.

He is married and has three sons, and he currently resides in the East Bay, California. He is now a private figure skating coach.

Results

International
Event 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80
Winter Olympics3rd
World Championships5th1st4th3rd
Skate Canada3rd2nd2nd
Nebelhorn2nd
Prague Skate1st
St. Gervais1st
U.S. Championships7th J10th6th3rd3rd4th1st1st1st1st

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Tickner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "figureskatingclub". figureskatingclub. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oberstdorf & St. Gervais" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 50, no. 7. November 1973. pp. 20–21. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.