Matthew Wilkinson (figure skater)

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Matthew Wilkinson
Born (1985-11-16) 16 November 1985 (age 38)
London, England
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
CoachYuri Bureiko, Marina Serova, Michelle Leigh, Dough Leigh, Joy Sutcliff, Stephen Pickavance
Began skating1994

Matthew Wilkinson (born 16 November 1985) is a British and South African former competitive figure skater. He competed for South Africa until 2000 and then switched to the United Kingdom. He qualified to the free skate at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Hamar, Norway, and at the 2004 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. He became the 2003 British national bronze medalist.

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Wilkinson switched back to South Africa in the 2004–05 season. He is the 1999 South African junior national champion and 2006 senior national champion. He withdrew from the 2007 South African nationals.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2003–2004
[1]
  • The Beat
    by Whipped Productions
2002–2003
[2]
  • The Beat
    by Whipped Productions
2001–2002
[3]
  • Phantom
    (computer-generated music)
  • Rondo capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns

Results

International [4]
Event98–99
(RSA)
99–00
(RSA)
01–02
(GBR)
02–03
(GBR)
03–04
(GBR)
05–06
(RSA)
World Junior Champ. 24th29th21st
JGP Czech Republic 16th
JGP Italy 18th13th
JGP Slovakia 9th
JGP Slovenia 13th
JGP Sweden 11th
EYOF 5th J
Golden Bear 3rd J
Mladost Trophy2nd J
National [4]
South African Champ. 1st J1st
British Champ. 3rd8th
J = Junior; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

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References

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