# Norm Proft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norm_Proft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norm_Proft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Proft > Source revision: 1335124076 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox figure skater |name= Norm Proft |image= |imagesize= |caption= |fullname= |altname= |country= [Canada](/source/Canada) |birth_date= {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1966}} |birth_place= [North Vancouver](/source/North_Vancouver_(city)), [British Columbia](/source/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](/source/figure_skater). He is the [1989 Grand Prix International de Paris](/source/1989_Grand_Prix_International_de_Paris) bronze medalist and 1990 [Skate Electric](/source/Skate_Electric) champion. == Personal life == Proft was born around 1967 in [North Vancouver](/source/North_Vancouver_(city)), [British Columbia](/source/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](/source/Canadian_Figure_Skating_Championships) after two skaters withdrew. He won gold at the event. Internationally, he was awarded bronze medals at the 1988 [Golden Spin of Zagreb](/source/Golden_Spin_of_Zagreb) and [1989 Grand Prix International de Paris](/source/1989_Grand_Prix_International_de_Paris), and gold at the 1990 [Skate Electric](/source/Skate_Electric). Proft left amateur competition in 1991 and went on to skate in shows. He currently works for [Skate Canada](/source/Skate_Canada). == 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](/source/Bofrost_Cup_on_Ice) || || 6th || || || |- | align=left | [Internat. de Paris](/source/Troph%C3%A9e_%C3%89ric_Bompard) || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | [Golden Spin](/source/Golden_Spin_of_Zagreb) || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || |- | align=left | [Skate Canada](/source/Skate_Canada_International) || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd A || 4th |- | align=left | [Skate Electric](/source/Skate_Electric) || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National |- | align=left | [Canadian Champ.](/source/Canadian_Figure_Skating_Championships) || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || || || ||7th |- | 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](/source/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 }} {{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](/source/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](/source/Ottawa_Citizen) |date= February 7, 1987 }} {{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 }} {{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 }} {{cite web |url= https://skatecanada.ca/about-us/contact-us/ |title= Contact us |publisher= [Skate Canada](/source/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: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) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Norm Proft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Proft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Proft?action=history)). 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