{{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.<ref name=GS040528/> He married choreographer Julie Brault, and has a daughter, Emmanuelle (born {{circa}} 2002).<ref name=GS040528/>
== Career == Proft switched from ice hockey to figure skating at age 11.<ref name=GS040528/> Coached by Cynthia Ullmark, he was called up to compete in the junior event at the 1987 Canadian Championships after two skaters withdrew.<ref name=OC870207/> He won gold at the event.<ref name=GS040528/>
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.<ref name=GS040528/> He currently works for Skate Canada.<ref name=SC130417/><ref name=SC-about/>
== Competitive highlights == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International<ref name=SCRB2/> |- ! 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<ref name=CanNat/> |- | align=left | Canadian Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || || || ||7th |- | colspan=6 align=center | <small> J = Junior level; A = Artistic event </small> |}
== References == {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=CanNat>{{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 |access-date= 2016-10-05 |archive-date= 2019-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190926174025/http://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/17-Canadian-Figure-Skating-Championships.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=SCRB2>{{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 }}</ref>
<ref name=OC870207>{{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 }}</ref>
<ref name=GS040528>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2004/05/former-canadian-junior-mens-champ-to-compete-after-13-years/ |title= Former Canadian Junior Men's Champ to Compete After 13 Years |first= Paula |last= Slater |work= Golden Skate |date= May 28, 2004 }}</ref>
<ref name=SC130417>{{cite web |url= http://www.bfsc.net/index.php/skate-canada-bulletins/46-skate-canada-update-2013-04-17 |title= Skate Canada Update |publisher= Bowmanville Figure Skating Club |date= April 17, 2013 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161005201443/http://www.bfsc.net/index.php/skate-canada-bulletins/46-skate-canada-update-2013-04-17 |archivedate= October 5, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=SC-about>{{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 }}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Proft, Norm}} Category:1960s births Category:Canadian male single skaters Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from North Vancouver Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Year of birth missing (living people)