Dennis Coi

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Dennis Coi
Personal information
Full name Dennis Coi
Country represented  Canada
Former partner Julie Mutchen
Skating club North Shore WC

Dennis Coi was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1978 World Junior Champion and the 1982 Canadian bronze medalist. Coi also competed in pair skating; with partner Julie Mutchen, he was the 1974 Canadian novice bronze medalist.

Coi was gay, although he did not come out even to his own family until being diagnosed with HIV.[1] He died of AIDS in 1987, amid a spate of AIDS-related deaths of Canadian figure skaters, including Brian Pockar, Robert McCall and Shaun McGill, which was portrayed in the media as a major crisis for the sport.[2]

Competitive highlights

Singles career

Event 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
World Junior Championships 1st
Canadian Championships 1st J. 3rd
Skate Canada International 10th
Prize of Moscow News 9th 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
AEGON Cup 3rd 4th 3rd
  • J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Mutchen)

Event 1973-74
Canadian Championships 3rd N.
  • N = Novice level

References

  1. "AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims". Edmonton Journal, December 14, 1992.
  2. "AIDS decimating figure-skating community". Halifax Daily News, December 14, 1992.

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