Mark Pepperday

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Mark Pepperday
Born (1961-03-15) 15 March 1961 (age 63)
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
Skating clubno affiliation
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Megève Men

Mark Pepperday (born 15 March 1961) [1] is a British figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. His highest placement at the European Championships was 14th, in 1981, [2] and his highest placement at the World Championships was 20th, in 1983. [3]

After retiring from competition, Pepperday toured with Holiday on Ice for three and a half years and became a skating coach. [1] He has been based at Bülacher Eislaufclub in Bülach, Switzerland. [4] He has coached Sarah Meier, [5] Moris Pfeifhofer, [6] and Myriam Leuenberger, [7] among others.

Mark Pepperday and Anita Pepperday-Siegfried have founded Pepperday's Pro Ice Skating [8] in 2019 and offer ice skating trainings in Bülach, Switzerland [4] and Dübendorf, Switzerland.

Currently he is training at the Eislaufclub, Küsnacht ECK in Küsnacht, Switzerland.

Results

International
Event76–7780–8181–8282–8383–84
World Champ. 21st20th
European Champ. 14th16th15th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 2nd
National
British Champ. 1st1st1st

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mark Pepperday". Bülacher Eislaufclub (in German). Archived from the original on 4 July 2004.
  2. Skatabase:1980s Europeans Archived 2007-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Skatabase: 1980s Worlds Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "Haupt - trainerinnen und Haupt - trainer". Bülacher Eislaufclub (in German). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018.
  5. "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2010: Media Guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. p. 115. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2018.
  6. "Moris PFEIFHOFER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Myriam LEUENBERGER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
  8. Pepperday's Pro Ice Skating Professional Ice Skating School in Bülach and Dielsdorf