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Charlie Tickner

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Charles Frederick Tickner (born November 13, 1953, in Lafayette, California[1]) is an American figure skater.

Charlie Tickner
Tickner executing a compulsory figure at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Born (1953-11-13) November 13, 1953 (age 71)
Lafayette, California, U.S.
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Medal record
Men's figure skating
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Men's singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Ottawa Men's singles

Tickner won the gold medal at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships, skating to music from Georges Bizet's Carmen and Jules Massenet's Le Cid (opera) for his long program. He also won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1980 World Championships.

He is married and has three sons, and he currently resides in the East Bay, California. He is now a private figure skating coach.[2]

Results

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International
Event 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80
Olympics 3rd
Worlds 5th 1st 4th 3rd
Skate Canada 3rd 2nd 2nd
Nebelhorn 2nd
Prague Skate 1st
St. Gervais 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 7th J 10th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st
J = Junior level

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Tickner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "figureskatingclub". figureskatingclub. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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