Lawrence Demmy Explained

Lawrence Demmy
Fullname:	Lawrence Demmy
Birth Name:	Lawrence Dembovsky
Birth Date:	1931
Birth Place:	Manchester, England
Death Date:	9 December
Death Place:	Kingston upon Hull, England
Partner:	Jean Westwood

Lawrence Demmy (1931 – 9 December 2016) was a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he was the World Champion for four consecutive years, 1952 to 1955^{[1] [2] [3]} (plus the unofficial trial event in 1951), and European Champion in its first two editions in 1954 and 1955.^{[4] [5] [6]}

They were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1977.

Results

(with Jean Westwood)

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955
	1st*	1st	1st	1st	1st
				1st	1st
	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090325031008/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-148237-165453-56218-0-file,00.pdf . 2009-03-25 .
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=lawrence+Demmy&pg=PA41 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
3. http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2015/02/interview-with-jean-westwood.html Interview With Jean Westwood
4. Web site: ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dancing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205005915/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file%2C00.pdf . 2013-12-05 .
5. Web site: Death of Lawrence Demmy - ISU. Selina. www.isu.org. 2018-11-03.
6. https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications-archives/547-2063-death-of-lawrence-demmy/file Mr. Lawrence Demmy MBE