Christopher Dean

Sir
Christopher Dean
OBE
Dean on the Dancing on Ice tour in Manchester, 2010
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Colin Dean
Born (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 68)
Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Spouse(s)
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    (m. 1991; div. 1993)​
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    (m. 1994; div. 2010)​
Country Great Britain
Retired1984, 1994
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 SarajevoIce dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1994 LillehammerIce dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 HartfordIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1982 CopenhagenIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1983 HelsinkiIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1984 OttawaIce dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 InnsbruckIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1982 LyonIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1984 BudapestIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1994 CopenhagenIce dancing

Sir Christopher Colin Dean (born 27 July 1958) is a British ice dancer. Along with his long-term skating partner, Jayne Torvill, he is considered one of the greatest ice dancers of all time.

The pair won a gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics and won bronze at the 1994 Winter Olympics. They are also four-time world and European champions, and seven-time British champions in ice-skating.

  1. ↑ "Christopher Dean: Bio, Stats and Results". sports-reference.com. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Kwong, P. J. (22 November 2011). "Pj's all-time top 10: Ice dance". CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2025.