Dennis Coi
Born(1961-08-11)11 August 1961
Died1 September 1987(1987-09-01) (aged 26)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubNorth Shore WC

Dennis Coi (11 August 1961 – 1 September 1987) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1978 World Junior Champion and the 1982 Canadian bronze medallist. Coi also competed in pair skating; with partner Julie Mutchen, he was the 1974 Canadian novice bronze medallist.

Coi was gay, although he did not come out even to his own family until being diagnosed with HIV.[1] He died of AIDS in 1987,[2] amid a spate of AIDS-related deaths of Canadian figure skaters, including Brian Pockar, Robert McCall and Shaun McGill, which was portrayed in the media as a major crisis for the sport.[3]

Competitive highlights

Men's singles

International
Event 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84
Skate Canada10th
Prize of Moscow News9th6th
Nebelhorn Trophy4th
AEGON Cup3rd4th3rd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.1st
National
Canadian Champ.1st J7th7th3rd5th4th
J = Junior level

Pairs with Mutchen

National
Event 1973–74
Canadian Championships3rd N
N = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims, Edmonton Journal, 14 December 1992
  2. ↑ Bondy, Filip (17 November 1992). "FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ AIDS decimating figure-skating community, Halifax Daily News, 14 December 1992


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