John Curry, born September 9, 1949 in Birmingham, England, won the coveted Grand Slam in figure skating in 1976. He is the first male figure skater from Great Britain to win an Olympic Gold, which he won at the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck. That year he won the European, World, and British championships.
Shortly after his win at the Olympics and before the World Championships, Curry confirmed he was gay at a press conference in Innsbruck. Apparently there was a brief scandal in Europe at the time, but his sexual orientation was ignored by the press and the public.
Curry passed away due to complications from AIDS in 1994.
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