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{{short description|Canadian figure skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Peter Firstbrook
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|birth_date= {{Birth date |1933|5|11}}
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|death_place= [[Guanajuato]], [[Mexico]]
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|skating club= Toronto SC
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{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Figure skating]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1953 North American Figure Skating Championships|1953 Cleveland]]|[[1953 North American Figure Skating Championships|Men's singles]]}}{{MedalSport | Fours' [[Figure skating]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1949 North American Figure Skating Championships|1949 Philadelphia]]|Fours}}
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'''Peter Sprott Firstbrook''' (May 11, 1933 – February 22, 1985) was a Canadian [[figure skater]]. As a [[single skating|single skater]], he was the 1951–1953 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national champion]]. He placed 5th at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winter-olympic-memories.com/html/results/jp_3d/06_oslo/06_figure/06_figure_m.htm |title=1952 VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo (Norway) Results |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820121951/http://winter-olympic-memories.com/html/results/jp_3d/06_oslo/06_figure/06_figure_m.htm |archivedate=August 20, 2008 }}</ref> He was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior titles in consecutive years.

Firstbrook also competed as a [[pair skating|pair skater]]. With partner [[Mary Kenner (figure skater)|Mary Kenner]], he was the 1947 Canadian junior bronze medalist.

In addition to single and pair skating, Firstbrook competed in the [[four skating]] disciplines. With partners [[Mary Kenner (figure skater)|Mary Kenner]], [[Vera Smith (figure skater)|Vera Smith]], and [[Peter Dunfield]], he won the silver medal at the 1949 [[North American Figure Skating Championships]]. He died of pneumonia on February 22, 1985, in [[Guanajuato]], Mexico, where he had been living in an artists' community.<ref>"Peter Sprott Firstbrook", ''The Globe and Mail'', February 26, 1985, pg. M5</ref><ref>"Deaths", ''The Globe and Mail'', February 23, 1985, pg. M11</ref>

==Competitive highlights==

===Singles career===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! 1949
! 1950
! 1951
! 1952
! 1953
|-
| [[Winter Olympic Games]] || || || || align="center" | 5th ||
|-
| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || || || align="center" | 7th || align="center" | 7th
|-
| [[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Championships]] || || || align="center" | 4th || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|-
| [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd J. || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st J. ||align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st||align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|-
|}
* J = Junior level

===Pairs career===
(with [[Mary Kenner (figure skater)|Mary Kenner]])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! 1947
|-
| [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd J.
|-
|}

===Fours career===
(with [[Mary Kenner (figure skater)|Mary Kenner]], [[Vera Smith (figure skater)|Vera Smith]], and [[Peter Dunfield]])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! 1949
|-
| [[North American Figure Skating Championships|North American Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063120/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/peter-firstbrook-1.html Profile]
* {{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |title=Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973 |publisher=[[Skate Canada (governing body)|Skate Canada]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122231727/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |archivedate=2010-11-22 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |title=Canadian National Championships Medallists |publisher=[[Skate Canada (governing body)|Skate Canada]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093937/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |archivedate=2009-09-20 }}

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