Peter Firstbrook

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.^[1] He was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior titles in consecutive years.

Peter Firstbrook
Born	(1933-05-11)May 11, 1933
Died	February 22, 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 51) Guanajuato, Mexico
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
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

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

In addition to single and pair skating, Firstbrook competed in the four skating disciplines. With partners Mary Kenner, 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.^[2][3]

Competitive highlights

Singles career

Competition	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953
Winter Olympic Games				5th
World Championships				7th	7th
North American Championships			4th		2nd
Canadian Championships	2nd J.	1st J.	1st	1st	1st

• J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Mary Kenner)

Competition	1947
Canadian Championships	3rd J.

Fours career

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

Competition	1949
North American Championships	2nd

References

1. "1952 VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo (Norway) Results". Archived from the original on August 20, 2008.
2. "Peter Sprott Firstbrook", The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1985, pg. M5
3. "Deaths", The Globe and Mail, February 23, 1985, pg. M11

External links

• 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.