Brian Boitano

Brian Boitano
Boitano in 2010
Full nameBrian Anthony Boitano
Born (1963-10-22) October 22, 1963 (age 61)
Mountain View, California
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
Retired1988, 1994
"" Olympic Games ""
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Geneva Singles
Gold medal – first place 1988 Budapest Singles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Cincinnati Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Tokyo Singles
U.S. Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kansas City Singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Uniondale Singles
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tacoma Singles
Gold medal – first place 1988 Denver Singles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Pittsburgh Singles
Silver medal – second place 1984 Salt Lake City Singles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Detroit Singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Megève Singles

Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963)[1] is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion.

Boitano turned professional following the 1988 season. Under new rules by the ISU, he returned to competition in 1993 and competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth.[2] In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "Brian Boitano: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Jones, Maddie (July 19, 2019). "Brian Boitano | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame | U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved May 5, 2023.