Brian Pockar
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| Full name | Brian James Pockar | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||
| Born |
October 27, 1959 Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||||||
| Died |
April 28, 1992 (aged 32) Calgary | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Event | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Canadians | 3rd J. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| J. = Junior level | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Brian Pockar". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ 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.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada.
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