Paul Askham
| Paul Askham | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Paul Askham |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Born |
26 October 1962 Blackpool, England |
| Former partner | Sharon Jones |
| Former coach | Joan Slater MBE |
| Former choreographer | Wayne Eagling |
| Skating club |
Altrincham Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club Blackpool Ice Figure Skating Club |
Paul Askham (born 26 October 1962) is an English former competitive ice dancer. With partner Sharon Jones, he is the 1985–1988 British national champion. They represented Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where they placed 13th.[1]
They later went on to perform as principal skaters with Holiday on Ice, and also became the World Professional ice dance champions in Jaca.
Askham works as a coach in Seattle,[2] where he is also the director of Theatre on Ice.
Competitive highlights
(with Jones)
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th | |||||
| World Championships | 15th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 9th | |
| European Championships | 11th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 6th | |
| Skate America | 4th | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| International de Paris | 2nd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| British Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
- Skate Electric International, London 2nd
References
- ↑ "Paul Askham". Sports-reference.
- ↑ "Seattle Skating Club Professionals". Seattle Skating Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
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