Osborne Colson

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Harry Osborne Colson (born March 31, 1916 in Toronto , Ontario , † July 14, 2006 ibid) was a Canadian figure skater and figure skating coach.

Colson's father was one of the founders of the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club .

In the individual run Osborne Colson was Canadian runner-up in 1935 and Canadian champion in 1936 and 1937, in pairs he reached third place in 1936 on the side of Mary Jane Halsted . However, he did not take part in any world championships . His trainer was Gustave Lussi . After ending his amateur career, Colson ran for the ice revue Ice Follies.

As a coach, Colson worked with Barbara Ann Scott , Donald Jackson , Donald Laws and others , and still looked after Patrick Chan in old age , who became Canadian junior champion in 2005 under his direction.

Osborne Colson died on July 14, 2006 of pneumonia and other complications in a car accident he suffered earlier in the year.

Results

Single run

Competition / year 1935 1936 1937
Canadian Championships 2. 1. 1.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/170916
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.canada.com
  3. ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/FigureSkating/2006/01/10/1387305-sun.html
  4. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/170916
  5. ↑ http://www.skatingaheadofthecurve.com/OsborneColsonMemorialHomePage.html
personal data
SURNAME Colson, Osborne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Colson, Harry Osborne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 2006
Place of death Toronto