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

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

Competition 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Winter Olympic Games5th
World Championships7th7th
North American Championships4th2nd
Canadian Championships2nd J.1st J.1st1st1st
  • J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Kinner)

Competition 1947
Canadian Championships3rd J.

Fours career

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

Competition 1949
North American Championships2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Sprott Firstbrook", The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1985, pg. M5
  2. ↑ "Deaths", The Globe and Mail, February 23, 1985, pg. M11
  • 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.
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