About Atoy Wilson
Born 1950. Atoy Wilson is a figure skater.
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.
Wilson began skating when he was eight years old; he asked for lessons after seeing an Ice Follies performance. In 1965, he was the first African-American skater to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, placing second in the novice division. He and his mother were unable to stay at the official competition hotel, as it was segregated and only allowed white guests. At the 1966 championships, he won the novice title despite falling on his first jump in his free skate and became the first black skater to win a national title in figure skating.
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American figure skater
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Atoy Wilson was born in 1950.
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Atoy Wilson is a figure skater.
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