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Canadian figure skater
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| Full name | Brian James Pockar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-10-27)October 27, 1959 Calgary, Alberta |
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| Died | April 28, 1992(1992-04-28) (aged 32) Calgary |
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| 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
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| 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
- «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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