Norm Proft

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Norm Proft
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born c. 1966 (age 58–59)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coach Cynthia Ullmark
Retired 1991

Norm Proft (born c. 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1989 Grand Prix International de Paris bronze medalist and 1990 Skate Electric champion.

Personal life

Proft was born around 1967 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] He married choreographer Julie Brault, and has a daughter, Emmanuelle (born c. 2002).[1]

Career

Proft switched from ice hockey to figure skating at age 11.[1] Coached by Cynthia Ullmark, he was called up to compete in the junior event at the 1987 Canadian Championships after two skaters withdrew.[2] He won gold at the event.[1]

Internationally, he was awarded bronze medals at the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb and 1989 Grand Prix International de Paris, and gold at the 1990 Skate Electric.

Proft left amateur competition in 1991 and went on to skate in shows.[1] He currently works for Skate Canada as Competitions Services Director.[3][4]

Competitive highlights

International[5]
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91
Fujifilm Trophy 6th
Internat. de Paris 3rd
Golden Spin 3rd
Skate Canada 3rd A 4th
Skate Electric 1st
National[6]
Canadian Champ. 1st J
J = Junior level; A = Artistic event

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