Matthew Hall
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For other persons named Matthew Hall, see Matthew Hall (disambiguation).
Matthew Hall is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1989 bronze medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. He was one of the first elite level athletes to come out as gay while still competing.
Hall won the bronze medal in the 1989 Canada Games. He came out in 1992,[1]. He competed in the 1994 Gay Games and was a level 5 champion.[citation needed]
He trained at the Mariposa School of Skating[2].
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1984-1985 | 1985-1986 | 1986-1987 | 1987-1988 | 1988-1989 | 1989-1990 | 1990-1991 | 1991-1992 | 1992-1993 | 1993-1994 | 1994-1995 | 1995-1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Championships | 2nd J. | 3rd | 8th | 8th | ||||||||
| Vienna Cup | 2nd | 6th | ||||||||||
| Trophee Lalique | 13th | |||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | |||||||||||
| Skate America | 7th | |||||||||||
| Moscow Skate | 11th | |||||||||||
| Coupe de Excellence | 2nd |
- J = Junior level
[edit] References
- ^ ESPN "The brief history of gay athletes", retrieved from espn.go.com August 31, 2006
- ^ Mariposa School Of Skating - National Training Centre
