Matthew Hall (figure skater)

Matthew Hall (born 1970)[1] is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1989 bronze medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships as well as the 1989 Canada Games. He trained at the Mariposa School of Skating.[2]

Hall was one of the first elite level athletes to come out as gay while still competing. He made his sexual orientation public in 1992.[3]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96
Trophée Lalique13th
NHK Trophy7th
Skate America6th7th
Skate Canada4th4th
Vienna Cup2nd6th
Moscow News4th8th
Coupe d'Excellence2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy10th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds6th
National
Canadian Champ.2nd J3rd8th8th
J = Junior level

References
  1. http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioh1/hall06.html
  2. Mariposa School Of Skating - National Training Centre
  3. ESPN "The brief history of gay athletes", retrieved from espn.go.com August 31, 2006
  • "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.