Courtney Jones (figure skater)
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| Full name | Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones OBE (born 30 April 1933) is a British former ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he was the 1957 and 1958 World champion and European champion. With partner Doreen Denny, he is the 1959 and 1960 World champion and 1959–61 European champion.
Jones and Peri Horne created the pattern steps of the Starlight Waltz and the Silver Samba rarely used in modern times, formerly compulsory dances. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1980 Birthday Honours for services to ice skating.
He was a member of the International Skating Union Council and is a former president of the National Ice Skating Association. He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1986.