Bryan Carbis
Bryan Linton Carbis (23 April 1961 in Falkirk, Scotland – 3 December 2008 in Davos, Switzerland[1]) is a former ice speed skater from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.[2] There he finished in 39th (1500 m) and 41st (5000 m) place.
He was active in the speedskating section of the Swiss Skating Union (Schweizer Eislauf Verband), as a member of the International Skating Club in Davos (ISCD) and at the famous Eisstadion Davos icerink.
He died on 3 December 2008.[3]
The name Carbis is of Cornish origin.[4] Bryan was born in Scotland, but resided for the large part of his life in Davos, Switzerland.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "ISU Masters' Speed Skating Group (IMSSG)". 22 December 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bryan Carbis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Frank Anderson "Brian Carbis Dies" Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. World Masters Short Track.
- ^ "Cornish Family Names". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- Bryan Carbis at the International Skating Union
- Bryan Carbis at Team GB
- Bryan Carbis at Olympics.com
- Bryan Carbis at Olympedia (archive)
- SkateResults
- Swiss Skating Union committees
- site of the ISCD skating club
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