Joanne Conway

Joanne Conway (born 11 March 1971) is a British former competitive figure skater. A six-time British national champion, she placed as high as 4th at the European Championships and 7th at the World Championships. She also competed at two Winter Olympics.

Joanne Conway
Personal information
Full nameJoanne Conway
Country representedUnited Kingdom
Born (1971-03-11) 11 March 1971
Wallsend, Northumberland[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former coachCarlo Fassi[2]
Skating clubGillingham Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club
Retired1992

Career

Conway won six British national titles,[3] winning her first at the age of 14. [4] She made her major championship debut at the 1986 European Championships, finishing 11th. She went on to achieve top-ten placings three times at the World Championships and four times at European Championships. Her most successful year was 1991, when she finished 4th at the European Championships and 7th at the World Championships. She also competed twice at the Winter Olympics, finishing 12th in 1988 and 18th in 1992.[1] She was the first British woman to land a triple flip successfully in competition at the 1991 European Figure Skating Championships.

Conway retired from competitive skating in 1992 and turned professional, becoming a regular performer in the Hot Ice Show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.[4] She was appointed head coach in 2005.[3][5] In 2008, Conway moved to coach in Spain.[6][7] In 2012, she returned to the UK and since 2013 has worked as a coach and is also the current Arena Manager at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Arena.[8]

Personal life

Born in Wallsend, Northumberland, Conway attended Preston High School in North Shields. In 1997, she was divorced from footballer Gary Owers after three years of marriage.[9] She later married skating coach John Dunn, with whom she has two children.[8]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Olympics12th18th
Worlds10th10th7th14th
Europeans11th10th6th4th9th
Skate America7th
Skate Canada3rd3rd
St. Ivel3rd5th3rd2nd
Nebelhorn3rd
National
British Champ.1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st

References
  1. "Joanne Conway". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. Janofsky, Michael (4 January 1988). "Olympic Profile: Coach of Champions Goes For More Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  3. Duke, Robin (3 February 2005). "Olympic skater appointed as Pleasure Beach head coach". The Stage. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
  4. Brenkley, Stephen (22 February 1998). "Winter Olympics: Whatever happened to Frosty Bum?". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  5. Holt, Pauline (29 May 2005). "Freeze a jolly good fellow". Evening Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. Robertson, Sarah (13 January 2008). "North Ice champ leaves the country". Evening Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  7. "Joanne Conway Figure Skating School". National Ice Skating Association. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013.
  8. "Josh Whidbourne in solo appearance". Lambco skating. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. Robertson, Sarah (6 April 2008). "North skate queen's baby joy". Evening Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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