| Gordon Forbes | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Skating club | Minto Skating Club |
| Retired | 1985 |
Gordon Forbes (born c. 1959) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1979 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 1979 Prague Skate champion, and a six-time Canadian national medallist (silver in 1980, bronze in 1979, 1981, 1983–85). He finished 9th at the 1984 World Championships in Ottawa and 17th at the 1985 World Championships in Tokyo. He is originally from Brockville and represented the Minto Skating Club. As of 2016, he works as a coach at the same club.
Competitive highlights
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 73–74 | 76–77 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 |
| Worlds | 9th | 17th | |||||||
| Ennia Challenge | 2nd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 8th | ||||||||
| Prague Skate | 1st | ||||||||
| Skate America | 8th | 6th | |||||||
| Skate Canada | WD | ||||||||
| St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd N | 2nd J | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior WD: Withdrew | |||||||||
References
- ^ Cleary, Martin (November 21, 1979). "The Dream Is Over. It's Back To Work For Figure Skater Gordon Forbes". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- "Coach - Gordon Forbes". Minto Skating Club. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016.