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Kurt Browning

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Kurt Browning is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator, born June 18, 1966, in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. He became the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition, achieving a quadruple toe loop at the 1988 World Figure Skating Championships, and went on to win four World Championship titles in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993. He represented Canada at three Winter Olympics and was inducted into Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.

Facts
Birth Year
1966 1
Birth Date
1966-06-18 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
Career Highlight
Landed the first ratified quadruple jump in competition, a toe loop, at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Kurt Browning - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Kurt Browning CM (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator.
  • Career section, 1988 World Championships
    On March 25, 1988, at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Browning landed the first ratified quadruple jump, a toe loop in the competition.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator.
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