Career
He competed in four skating, winning the 1949 North American silver medal, and single skating. He is best known for coaching Elizabeth Manley to the 1988 Olympic silver medal. He was sent to the 1953 World Championships in Davos, Switzerland and the 1954 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, placing eighth both times.
When the rink closed around 1983, they moved to the Gloucester Skating Club in Orleans, Ontario.
His students included:
Elizabeth Manley (from 1983 to 1988), 1988 Olympic silver medalist. Yuka Sato (from age 16 to 21)
Charlene Wong (from 1986 to 1990)
Melissa Militano / Mark Militano
Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph, 1964 Olympic bronze medalists.
Scott Allen
Angela Derochie
Vera Wang
Dunfield retired from coaching in the late 1990s. He was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2001.
