John F. Summers (born April 4, 1957) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Stacey Smith, he is the 1978-1980 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics where they placed 9th. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a M.S.E. in Computer Science. He is currently a Vice President at Akamai Technologies where he is General Manager of Enterprise Products.[citation needed]
| John Summers | |
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 Stacey Smith and John Summers perform during the ice dancing free dance at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. | |
| Full name | John Frederick Summers |
| Born | April 4, 1957 Bethesda, Maryland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Partner | Stacey Smith |
| Skating club | SC of Wilmington |
Competitive highlight
edit(with Smith)
| Event | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 9th | |||
| World Championships | 9th | 9th | 8th | |
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| NHK Trophy | 4th |
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Summers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. (123 KiB)
- https://www.rsaconference.com/speakers/john-summers
