Name Atoy Wilson Retired 1971 | ||
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Former skating club Los Angeles Skating Club Former coach | ||
Country represented United States of America | ||
1979 atoy wilson holiday on ice
Atoy Wilson (born around 1951 or 1952) is a retired American figure skater. Coached by Mabel Fairbanks and then Peter Betts, he represented the Los Angeles Skating Club. In 1965, he was the first African-American skater to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, placing second in the novice division. At the 1966 championships, he won the novice title, becoming the first black to win a national title in figure skating. He left amateur competition in 1971 and toured professionally with Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice until 1988.
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Following his retirement as a performer, Wilson was a coach and assistant director of ice skating schools for Hyatt Regency hotels in Dubai. A stint on the business side of Warner Brothers followed, and he is currently involved in production accounting for the television industry.
