Matthew Hall (figure skater)

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Matthew Hall (born 1970) [1] is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1989 bronze medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships as well as the 1989 Canada Games. He trained at the Mariposa School of Skating. [2]

Hall was one of the first elite level athletes to come out as gay while still competing. He made his sexual orientation public in 1992. [3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event83–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–9292–9393–9494–9595–96
Trophée Lalique 13th
NHK Trophy 7th
Skate America 6th7th
Skate Canada 4th4th
Vienna Cup 2nd6th
Moscow News 4th8th
Coupe d'Excellence2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 6th
National
Canadian Champ. 2nd J3rd8th8th
J = Junior level

References

  1. "Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Matthew Hall".
  2. Mariposa School Of Skating - National Training Centre
  3. ESPN "The brief history of gay athletes", retrieved from espn.go.com August 31, 2006