Lesley Hawker

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Lesley Hawker
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Hawker in 2002
Born (1981-05-01) May 1, 1981 (age 42)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubMariposa Winter Club
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Began skating1987
RetiredJune 23, 2008

Lesley Hawker (born May 1, 1981) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medallist, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist, and a two-time Canadian national bronze medallist.

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Personal life

Hawker was born on May 1, 1981, in North York, Ontario. [1] She is the eldest of ten children in her family. [2] She worked as a waitress during her skating career. [2]

She married Jamie Doherty in June 2006. [3]

Career

Hawker began skating in 1987. [2] In January 2003, she won the bronze medal at the Winter Universiade in Tarvisio after placing eighth in the short program and third in the free skate. In September, she won silver at the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, having placed second in both segments.

Hawker finished tenth at the 2004 Skate Canada International, her first Grand Prix assignment. After placing fifth at the 2005 Canadian Championships, she was sent to the 2005 Four Continents, where she also placed fifth. She was coached by Michelle and Doug Leigh at the Mariposa Winter Club in Barrie, Ontario. [4]

Richard Callaghan became Hawker's coach in the 2005–06 season. [5] She won bronze at the 2006 Canadian Championships and finished fourth at the 2006 Four Continents. She was the first alternate for the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2006 World Championships. She was featured on the fifth estate , which detailed the journey of five Canadian figure skaters as they worked to qualify for the Olympic team.

The following season, Hawker repeated as the Canadian national bronze medallist and went on to place 7th at the 2007 Four Continents. In the later part of her career, she trained at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club [2] and Onyx Skating Academy. [1] She announced her retirement from competitive skating on June 23, 2008. [6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2007–08
[1] [2]
2006–07
[3]
  • Destiny
    by Giovanni
2005–06
[5]
2004–05
[4]
2003–04
[7]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

International [8]
Event01–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08
Four Continents 5th4th7th
GP Skate Canada 10th10th9th9th9th
GP NHK Trophy 8th7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd6th4th
Schäfer Memorial
Universiade 3rd
National [1] [8]
Canadian Champ. 9th9th6th5th3rd3rd4th

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lesley HAWKER: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Lesley HAWKER: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Lesley HAWKER: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  5. 1 2 "Lesley HAWKER: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006.
  6. "Lesley Hawker retires from eligible figure skating competitions". Skate Canada. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008.
  7. "Lesley HAWKER: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lesley HAWKER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.