Peter Firstbrook

Peter Firstbrook
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1933-05-11)May 11, 1933
Died	February 22, 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 51) Guanajuato, Mexico
Former partner	Mary Kinner
Skating club	Toronto SC
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's Figure skating North American Championships 1953 Cleveland Men's singles Fours' Figure skating North American Championships 1949 Philadelphia Fours

Peter Sprott Firstbrook (May 11, 1933 – February 22, 1985) was a Canadian figure skater. As a single skater, he was the 1951-1953 Canadian national champion. He placed 5th at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior titles in consecutive years.

Firstbrook also competed as a pair skater. With partner Mary Kinner, he was the 1947 Canadian junior bronze medalist.

In addition to single and pair skating, Firstbrook competed in the fours discipline. With partners Mary Kinner, Vera Smith, and Peter Dunfield, he won the silver medal at the 1949 North American Figure Skating Championships. He died of pneumonia on February 22, 1985 in Guanajuato, Mexico, where he had been living in an artists' community.^[1][2]

Competitive highlights

Singles career

• J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Kinner)

Fours career

(with Mary Kenner, Vera Smith, and Peter Dunfield)

References

• Profile
• "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22. 
• "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.