Brian Pockar

Infobox Figure skater
title= Brian Pockar


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dateofbirth= birth date|1959|10|27
dateofdeath= death date and age|1992|4|28|1959|10|27
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Brian James Pockar (October 27, 1959 - April 28 1992) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the three-time Canadian national champion (1978-1980) and won the bronze medal at the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships. After turning pro, he toured with Stars on Ice and worked as a choreographer. He died of AIDS in 1992.citation |title=FIGURE SKATING; AIDS Deaths Tear at Figure-Skating World |date=November 17, 1992 |periodical=The New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9E0CE0D91630F934A25752C1A964958260 |first=Filip |last=Bondy |accessdate=2008-03-15 ] Scott Hamilton outed Pockar as gay in Hamilton's autobiography, "Landing It".citation |title=Landing It: My Life on and Off the Ice |year=1999 |first=Scott |last=Hamilton |first2=Lorenzo |last2=Benet |publisher=Kensington Publishing |isbn=1575664666]

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