Brian Pockar

Brian Pockar
Personal information
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 Competitor for  Canada Men's Figure skating World Championships 1982 Copenhagen Men's singles

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
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

1. "Brian Pockar". sports-reference.com.
2. Bondy, Filip (November 17, 1992). "FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
3. 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.