Bryan Carbis

Bryan 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. 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.[2]

The name Carbis is of Cornish origin.[3] Bryan was born in Scotland, but resided for the large part of his life in Davos, Switzerland.

References
  1. "ISU Masters' Speed Skating Group (IMSSG)". 22 December 2008.
  2. Frank Anderson "Brian Carbis Dies" Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. World Masters Short Track.
  3. "Cornish Family Names". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.


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