Shirene Human

Shirene Human (9 January 1980 – 8 October 2025) was a South African competitive figure skater. A nine-time national champion, she competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, six World Championships, and seven Four Continents Championships. She qualified for the free skate at the Olympics in Nagano, Japan,^[1] and at the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France, finishing 24th at both events. She died on 8 October 2025 of breast cancer.^[2][3]

Shirene Human

Human in 2004
Personal information
Born	(1980-01-09)9 January 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	8 October 2025(2025-10-08) (aged 45)
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Africa
Coach	Fanis Shakirzianau
Skating club	Western Province FSC
Began skating	1984
Retired	c. 2005

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–05 [4]	Kissing You (from Romeo + Juliet) performed by Nellee Hooper	Peter Pan by James Newton Howard, Jim Weidman
2003–04 [5]		Star Wars: Episode II by John Williams
2002–03 [6]	Winter by Yoad Nevo performed by Bond
2001–02 [7]		Forever and Ever by Rick Wakeman
2000–01 [8]	Reflections of Passion by Yanni

Results

International[9]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05
Olympics			24th
Worlds				37th	24th	39th	35th	41st		39th
Four Continents				13th	15th	18th	15th	16th	16th	18th
Golden Spin							16th
Nebelhorn Trophy			17th		12th		19th		13th
Piruetten		5th
Schäfer Memorial			15th							11th
National[9]
South African	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st