Norm Proft
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Norm Proft
|image=
|imagesize=
|caption=
|fullname=
|altname=
|country= Canada
|birth_date= {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1966}}
|birth_place= North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|height=
|coach= Cynthia Ullmark
|choreographer=
|skating club=
|former skating club=
|currenttraininglocations=
|formertraininglocations=
|beganskating=
|retired= 1991
}}
Norm Proft (born {{circa}} 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. He married choreographer Julie Brault, and has a daughter, Emmanuelle (born {{circa}} 2002).
Career
Proft switched from ice hockey to figure skating at age 11. Coached by Cynthia Ullmark, he was called up to compete in the junior event at the 1987 Canadian Championships after two skaters withdrew. He won gold at the event.
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. He currently works for Skate Canada as Competitions Services Director.
Competitive highlights
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 86–87 ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 | |||||
| align=left | Fujifilm Trophy | 6th | ||||
| align=left | Internat. de Paris | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Golden Spin | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Skate Canada | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd A | 4th | |||
| align=left | Skate Electric | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National | |||||
| align=left | Canadian Champ. | bgcolor=gold | 1st J | ||||
| colspan=6 align=center | J = Junior level; A = Artistic event |
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/17-Canadian-Figure-Skating-Championships.pdf |title= Canadian National Championships Medallists |publisher= Skate Canada }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate= September 20, 2009 |url-status= unfit }}
{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19870207&id=Gq8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ku8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6026,3463398 |title= Vancouver skater answers when opportunity knocks |first= Martin |last= Cleary |work= Ottawa Citizen |date= February 7, 1987 }}
{{cite web |url= https://skatecanada.ca/about-us/contact-us/ |title= Contact us |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161005191134/https://skatecanada.ca/about-us/contact-us/ |archivedate= October 5, 2016 |url-status= live }}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Proft, Norm}}
Category:Canadian male single skaters
Category:Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen