Brian Boitano
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) 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.
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| Full name | Brian Anthony Boitano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 22, 1963 Mountain View, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skating club | Peninsula FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1988, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He 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. In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
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