Jayne Torvill

Jayne Torvill
Torvill in 2010
Personal information
BornJayne Torvill
(1957-10-07) 7 October 1957
Height5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
Retired1984, 1994
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer Ice dancing
1984 Sarajevo Ice dancing
World Championships
1984 Ottawa Ice dancing
1983 Helsinki Ice dancing
1982 Copenhagen Ice dancing
1981 Hartford Ice dancing
European Championships
1994 Copenhagen Ice dancing
1984 Budapest Ice dancing
1982 Lyon Ice dancing
1981 Innsbruck Ice dancing

Dame Jayne Christensen (née Torvill; born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. She and her skating partner Christopher Dean are considered amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists. They were also four-time world and European champions and seven-time British champions.