Dennis Coi

Dennis Coi
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Coi
Country represented	Canada
Former partner	Julie Mutchen
Skating club	North Shore WC

Dennis Coi was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1978 World Junior Champion and the 1982 Canadian bronze medalist. Coi also competed in pair skating; with partner Julie Mutchen, he was the 1974 Canadian novice bronze medalist.

Coi was gay, although he did not come out even to his own family until being diagnosed with HIV.^[1] He died of AIDS in 1987, amid a spate of AIDS-related deaths of Canadian figure skaters, including Brian Pockar, Robert McCall and Shaun McGill, which was portrayed in the media as a major crisis for the sport.^[2]

Competitive highlights

Singles career

Event	1977-78	1978-79	1979-80	1980-81	1981-82	1982-83	1983-84
World Junior Championships	1st
Canadian Championships	1st J.				3rd
Skate Canada International							10th
Prize of Moscow News						9th	6th
Nebelhorn Trophy					4th
AEGON Cup	3rd	4th		3rd

• J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Mutchen)

Event	1973-74
Canadian Championships	3rd N.

• N = Novice level

References

1. "AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims". Edmonton Journal, December 14, 1992.
2. "AIDS decimating figure-skating community". Halifax Daily News, December 14, 1992.

• "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada.
• "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada.
• World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Men PDF (9.06 KB)