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Ian Knight

 Ian N. Knight

April 12, 1935 - January 9, 1987

Ian Knight got his start in skating at the Lachine Figure Skating Club. He made his national debut at the 1956 Canadians in Galt and went on to win a pair of medals in the junior pairs events the following two years with partners Patricia Scott and Lise Petit. In 1959, Ian won the Quebec junior men's title and Lise and Ian won the bronze medal in the senior pairs event at the Canadians. Ian went on to teach skating in Montreal, California and Utah. He passed away on January 9, 1987 at the age of fifty-one.

Ian's obituary from the "Oakland Tribune": "KNIGHT, Ian in Oakland, January 9, 1987; close friend of Gary Zuke. A native of Norway. A resident of Canada before coming to the Bay Area. Age 51 years. A member of St. Moritz Skating Club, U.S. Figure Skating Association."

*Source for inclusion: "On Edge : Backroom Dealing, Cocktail Scheming, Triple Axels, And How Top Skaters Get Screwed", Jon Jackson, 2006


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