John Summers (figure skater)
Appearance
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![]() Stacey Smith and John Summers perform during the ice dancing free dance at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. | |
Full name | John Frederick Summers |
Born | Bethesda, Maryland | April 4, 1957
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Partner | Stacey Smith |
Skating club | SC of Wilmington |
John F. Summers (born April 4, 1957) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Stacey Smith, he was the 1978–1980 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics where they placed 9th. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a M.S.E. in Computer Science. He is currently a Vice President at Akamai Technologies where he is General Manager of Enterprise Products.[citation needed]
Competitive highlight
[edit](with Smith)
Event | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 9th | |||
World Championships | 9th | 9th | 8th | |
U.S. Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st |
NHK Trophy | 4th |
References
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Summers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. (123 KiB)
- https://www.rsaconference.com/speakers/john-summers