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 is 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
(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
- 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