Dennis Coi
| 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
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 |
| Skate Canada | 10th | ||||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 9th | 6th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | ||||||
| AEGON Cup | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 3rd | |||||
| J: Junior level | |||||||
Pairs career
(with Mutchen)
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1973–74 |
| Canadian Championships | 3rd N. |
| N: Junior level | |
References
- ↑ AIDS kills 40 skaters, coaches; Pockar, Coi, McGill, McCall among victims, Edmonton Journal, December 14, 1992
- ↑ AIDS decimating figure-skating community, Halifax Daily News, December 14, 1992
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada.
- "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Men" (PDF). (9.06 KB)
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