Robert McCall (figure skater)

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Figure skating
Bronze	1988 Calgary	Ice dancing

Rob McCall, C.M. (September 14, 1958 – November 15, 1991) was a Canadian figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Marie McNeil and later Tracy Wilson. He and Wilson won the bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He died of AIDS on November 15, 1991 at age 33.

McCall was from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and lived and trained there. He moved to Toronto when he started to work with Tracy Wilson. He first competed in Skate Canada with Marie when he was 17 and although they did not do so well he was extremely proud to have competed with the likes of Toller Cranston.

In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

In 1999, Scott Hamilton outed him as gay in his autobiography. ^[1]

Contents 1 Competitive highlights 1.1 (with McNeil) 1.2 (with Wilson) 2 References 3 Navigation

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] (with McNeil)

1980

• World Championships - 13th

1981

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 13th

[edit] (with Wilson)

1982

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 10th

1983

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 6th

1984

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• Olympics - 8th
• World Championships - 6th

1985

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 4th

1986

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 3rd

1987

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• World Championships - 3rd

1988

• Canadian Championships - 1st
• Olympics - 3rd
• World Championships - 3rd

[edit] References

[edit] Navigation

v • d • e Canadian champions in figure skating – Ice Dancing 1947: Margaret Roberts / Bruce Hyland · 1948: Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1949: Joyce Perkins / Bruce Hyland · 1950–51: Pierrette Paquin / Donald Tobin · 1952: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden · 1953: Frances Abbott / David Ross · 1954: Doreen Leech / Norman Walker · 1955–56: Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston · 1957–59: Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan · 1960–62: Virginia Thompson / William McLachlan · 1963–64: Paulette Doan / Kenneth Ormsby · 1965–66: Carole Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge · 1967–68: Joni Graham / Don Phillips · 1969: Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie · 1970: Mary Church / David Sutton · 1971–72: Louise Lind / Barry Soper · 1973–74: Louise Soper / Barry Soper · 1975–76: Barbara Berezowski / David Porter · 1977: Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies · 1978–80: Lorna Wighton / John Dowding · 1981: Marie McNeil / Rob McCall · 1982–88: Tracy Wilson / Rob McCall · 1989: Karyn Garossino / Rod Garossino · 1990: Jo-Anne Borlase / Martin Smith · 1991: Michelle McDonald / Martin Smith · 1992: Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak · 1993–99: Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz · 2000: Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon · 2001–03: Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz · 2004–07: Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon · 2008: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir