Jayne Torvill

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jayne Torvill
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Oct 7, 1957(1957-10-07)
Age	67
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Jayne Torvill Biography

Jayne Torvill is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on October 7, 1957 in England, England, United Kingdom. English figure skater who won a team Ice Dancing gold medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, followed by a bronze in 1994.

Like Katarina Witt, she took home gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

She became hooked on ice skating at the age of 8 following an after-school trip to the local ice rink. In 1971 at age 14 Torvill became the British National Pairs Champion with her then-partner Michael Hutchenson.

After parting from Hutchenson, Torvill continued to skate on her own for a while before teaming up with Christopher Dean in 1975. On placing 5th in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, Dean gave up his job as a policeman and Torvill gave up hers as an insurance clerk to skate together full-time.

She has two children, Kieran and Jessica, with Phil Christensen, whom she married in 1990.

Jayne Torvill Net Worth

Jayne Torvill is one of the richest Figure Skater from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jayne Torvill 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won her first regional figure skating championship at the Northern Championships in 1975.

She was also a four-time World Champion and seven-time British Champion in her career.

Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is an English ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.

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Torvill and Dean were ambassadors for the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England. In February 2014, Torvill and Dean visited Sarajevo for the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Olympics, and recreated their Bolero routine in the same arena where they won the gold.

Facts & Trivia

Jayne Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jayne Torvill celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.

Top Facts about Jayne Torvill

1. Jayne Torvill was born in Clifton, Nottingham, England in 1957.
2. She attended Clifton Hall Girls’ Grammar School and worked in the city as an insurance clerk.
3. She and Christopher Dean won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
4. They became famous for their rendition of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, receiving 12 perfect 6.0 marks.
5. Torvill and Dean turned professional after the 1984 Olympics, but were allowed to participate in the 1994 Olympics due to rule changes.
6. From 2006 to 2011, the duo starred in ITV’s Dancing on Ice.
7. They were ambassadors for the 2012 European Figure Skating Championship in Sheffield, England.
8. Torvill and Dean recreated the Boléro routine at the Sarajevo arena in 2014, thirty years after their 1984 victory.
9. Torvill resides in Heathfield, East Sussex with her husband and two adopted children.
10. In 2021 Torvill partook in an episode of DNA Journey, discovering a cousin on her mother’s side.
11. She was portrayed by Poppy Lee Friar in the 2018 biopic Torvill & Dean.