John Curry

British figure skater (1949–1994)
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John Curry
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 9, 1949
Date of death
April 15, 1994
Place of birth
Birmingham
Place of death
Binton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
figure skater
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Country for sport
United Kingdom[21]
Family name
Curry[15]
Given name
John[16]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Figure Skating[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Sexual orientation
homosexuality[12]
Sports discipline competed in
men's singles[22]
Trained by
Carlo Fassi[24]
🏷️ Also known as
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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InterSportStats athlete ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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J9U entity ID
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Munzinger Sport number
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NNDB people ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Olympedia people ID
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Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
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Olympics.com athlete ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
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The-Sports.org athlete ID
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Trading Card Database name ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

John Curry was born on September 9, 1949[1], in Birmingham[2]. He died on April 15, 1994[3], in Binton[4]. He worked as a figure skater[5].

FAQs

Where was John Curry born?

John Curry's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did John Curry die?

John Curry died in Binton[4].

What did John Curry do for work?

John Curry worked as a figure skater[5].

Where did John Curry go to school?

John Curry was educated at Solihull School[7].

What awards did John Curry receive?

Honors received include Capezio Dance Award[8], BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[9], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . stratford-herald.com. stratford-herald.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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