About Christopher Dean
Sir Christopher Colin Dean (born 27 July 1958) is a British ice dancer considered, with his skating partner, Jayne Torvill, amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. They were also four-time world and European champions and seven-time British champions. == Early life == Christopher Colin Dean was born on 27 July 1958 and grew up in Calverton, Nottinghamshire. When he was aged six, his mother left and his father remarried. Dean never talked about this with his father or stepmother, both of whom have died. He regained contact with his mother. From 1977 to 1980, he was a police constable with Nottinghamshire Police. == Skating career == Dean began to skate at the age of 10 after he received a pair of skates as a Christmas present. His parents were keen ballroom dancers.
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