Dennis Coi | |
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Born | 11 August 1961 |
Died | 1 September 1987 26) | (aged
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Skating club | North 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 | |||||||
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Event | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 |
Skate Canada | 10th | ||||||
Prize of Moscow News | 9th | 6th | |||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | ||||||
AEGON Cup | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | ||||
International: Junior | |||||||
World Junior Champ. | 1st | ||||||
National | |||||||
Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | |
J = Junior level |
Pairs with Mutchen
National | |
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Event | 1973–74 |
Canadian Championships | 3rd N |
N = Junior level |
References
- ↑ AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims, Edmonton Journal, 14 December 1992
- ↑ Bondy, Filip (17 November 1992). "FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ AIDS decimating figure-skating community, Halifax Daily News, 14 December 1992
External links
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009.
- "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. (9.06 KB)
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