Dennis Silverthorne

Dennis Silverthorne

Personal information
Full name	Winifred Ellen "Winnie" Silverthorne
Alternative names	Winnie
Country represented	United Kingdom
Born	1 February 1923(1923-02-01) Brighton, England
Died	January 2, 2004(2004-01-02) (aged 80) London, Ontario, Canada
Former partner	Winifred Silverthorne
Medal record Competitor for  United Kingdom Pairs Figure skating European Championships Silver 1947 Davos Pairs

Dennis Alfred Silverthorne (born 1 February 1923 in Brighton, England; died 2 January 2004 in London, Ontario, Canada) was a British pair skater who competed with his sister Winifred Silverthorne. The pair won the silver medal at the 1947 European Figure Skating Championships and finished fourth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships. They then finished fifth at the 1948 Winter Olympics and sixth at that year's World Championships.

After his competitive career, Silverthorne moved to Canada and became a coach. Most notable among his students was 1963 World Champion Donald McPherson. Silverthorne was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2006.

Results

(with Silverthorne)

Event	1947	1948
Winter Olympics		5th
World Championships	4th	6th
European Championships	2nd

References

• Sports-Reference.com profile
• Skate Canada Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Silverthorne, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 February 1923
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Date of death	2 January 2004
Place of death	London, Ontario, Canada