T. D. Richardson
| T.D. Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Dow Richardson |
| Alternative names | Tyke Richardson |
| Country represented |
 United Kingdom
|
| Born |
16 January 1887 York |
| Died | 7 January 1971 (aged 83) London |
| Former partner | Mildred Richardson |
| Former coach |
Bror Meyer Bernard Adams |
Thomas Dow "Tyke" Richardson OBE (16 January 1887 – 7 January 1971) was a British competitive pair skater, author and judge.
With his wife, Mildred Richardson, he represented Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th. In 1958, he founded the Commonwealth Winter Games in St Moritz, Switzerland, and served as chairman of the Games until his death.
He was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame posthumously in 1976.
Richardson was born in York and died in London.
He was educated at Cambridge where he was an outstanding oarsman and boxer, and was married to his former ice skating partner Mildred "Wag" Allingham, who survived him on his death.
He served in the British Army in World War I, attaining the rank of Captain.
He first learned the English style of skating, but was soon attracted to the International Style, to which he contributed greatly throughout his life. He took lessons from Bernard Adams, the first great British skating teacher of the International Style, and from Bror Meyer of Sweden. He eventually earned his gold medal in the International Style and the Bronze medal in the English Style.
T.D Richardson first took to the ice in 1891 at the age of four, during the winter known as 'the great frost'. He began skating pairs in 1911 with his future wife, Mildred Allingham, and together they made a substantial contribution to the development of modern pair skating, particularly in the unique form of "mirror" or shadow skating.
After active service in World War I on the Western Front, Richardson resumed competing with his wife. They were the 1923 British silver medalists and competed at the 1924 Winter Olympic Games.
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