Jeffrey Buttle

Jeffrey Buttle (born September 1, 1982) is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 and 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005–2007 Canadian champion. On March 22, 2008, Buttle became the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to win the World Title. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on September 10, 2008.

Jeffrey Buttle
Buttle on the podium at the 2008 World Championships
Born (1982-09-01) September 1, 1982
Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, Canada
HometownBarrie, Ontario, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
DisciplineMen's singles
RetiredSeptember 10, 2008
Event
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 1 0
Four Continents Championships 2 2 0
Grand Prix Final 0 2 0
Canadian Championships 3 2 2
Medal list
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Singles
World Championships
2008 Gothenburg Singles
2005 Moscow Singles
Four Continents Championships
2002 Jeonju Singles
2004 Hamilton Singles
2007 Colorado Springs Singles
2008 Goyang Singles
Grand Prix Final
2004–05 Beijing Singles
2005–06 Tokyo Singles
Canadian Championships
2005 London Singles
2006 Ottawa Singles
2007 Halifax Singles
2003 Saskatoon Singles
2008 Vancouver Singles
2002 Hamilton Singles
2004 Edmonton Singles
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