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
DiedFebruary 22, 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 51)
Guanajuato, Mexico
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubToronto SC
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1953 ClevelandMen's singles
Fours' Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1949 PhiladelphiaFours

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 discipline. 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 Games5th
World Championships7th7th
North American Championships4th2nd
Canadian Championships2nd J.1st J.1st1st1st
  • J = Junior level

Pairs career

(with Mary Kenner)

Competition 1947
Canadian Championships3rd J.

Fours career

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

Competition 1949
North American Championships2nd

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


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