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| Full name | Brian James Pockar | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||
| Born | October 27, 1959 Calgary |
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| Died | April 28, 1992 (aged 32) Calgary |
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| Skating club | Calgary WC | ||||||||||||
| Retired | 1982 | ||||||||||||
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Brian James Pockar (October 27, 1959 - April 28, 1992) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the three-time Canadian national champion (1978–1980), 1980 Olympian, and the 1982 World bronze medalist. He was born and died in Calgary.
After turning pro, he toured with Stars on Ice and worked as a choreographer. He died of AIDS in 1992.[1] Scott Hamilton outed Pockar as gay in Hamilton's autobiography, Landing It.[2]
| Competition | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 12th | ||||||||
| World Championships | 14th | 10th | 13th | 9th | 8th | 3rd | |||
| Canadian Championships | 3rd J. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Skate Canada International | 11th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | ||||||||
| Coupe des Alpes | 2nd |
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