| Brian Pockar | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brian James Pockar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 27, 1959 Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 28, 1992 (aged 32) Calgary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Calgary WC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian James Pockar (October 27, 1959 – April 28, 1992) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1982 World bronze medalist, a three-time Canadian national champion (1978–80), and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics. [1] He was born and died in Calgary.
After turning pro, Pockar toured with Stars on Ice and worked as a choreographer. He died of AIDS in 1992. [2] Scott Hamilton outed Pockar as gay in Hamilton's autobiography, Landing It. [3]
Competitive highlights
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 |
| Olympics | 12th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 14th | 10th | 13th | 9th | 8th | 3rd | |||
| Skate Canada | 11th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| Nebelhorn | 4th | ||||||||
| St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Canada | 3rd J | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Brian Pockar". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26.
- ^ Bondy, Filip (November 17, 1992). "FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ Hamilton, Scott; Benet, Lorenzo (1999). Landing It: My Life on and Off the Ice. Kensington Publishing. ISBN 1-57566-466-6.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
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