Arthur Coddington San Leandro, California USA Born: Vestal, New York AKA: The Professor Final 2002 Rank: 2 Major Titles: 10 Best recent finish: 2002 FPA Worlds, 2nd place - Open Pairs Media Exposure: Fox You Gotta See This, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Regis & Kathie Lee, The X Show, E! News Daily & more Watch a WinMedia video of Arthur and his partners (Lewis/Schill) from the 2001 FPA World Championships (San Diego). Favorite Move: Pandora's Box Previous Partners: Dave Lewis in Pairs; Dave Lewis, Dave Murphy, Tom Leitner, Dave Schiller in Co-op; Lisa Hunrichs Silvey in Mixed Pairs Profession: Teacher Arthur Coddington has been ranked top three in the world since 1995 and was the year-end
number one player in 1996 and 1997. With teammate Dave Lewis, he won at least one FPA World Championships title each year from 1996 to 2001 and tied the all-time record for consecutive world championship titles in the Co-op division at five in a row. Coddington and Lewis won their first two world championship titles with rare dropless routines. Coddington has also teamed with Lisa Hunrichs Silvey to win the 2000 Mixed Pairs world championship title. Coddington is known for combining acrobatic, high intensity moves with subtle technical tricks and precise passing. He was the first player to complete a triple spinning dive roll in a world championship final. More recently he has pushed the envelope in upside down freestyle play and a new technical direction called Saturn Rings.

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