Christopher Colin Dean, OBE (born 27 July, 1958 in Nottingham, England) is a British famous figure skater who won a gold medal in Ice dancing at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill. They also won a bronze medal at the 1994. Dean is from Calverton, Nottinghamshire. His father, Colin Dean, was an electrician and occasional plumber. Dean was awarded the rank of Officer of The Order of the British Empire in 1999.