David Porter | |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1949 |
Residence: | Port Perry |
Partner: | Barbara Berezowski |
Retired: | 1976 |
David Porter (born July 6, 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]
On October 23, 2008, Porter was inducted into the Scuggog Sports Wall of Fame[2] in Port Perry, Ontario.
Currently, Porter is the president of Port Fire Pyrotechnics and Special Effects and its consumer fireworks subsidiary, Wizard Pyrotechnics.
(with Berezowski)
International | |||||||||||||
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Event | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | |||||||
align=left | 10th | ||||||||||||
align=left | 15th | 15th | 9th | 7th | |||||||||
align=left | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||||||||
National | |||||||||||||
align=left | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
In 1976, Berezowski / Porter turned professional and toured with Toller Cranston's "The Ice Show" until 1977.
Berezowski / Porter appeared on the Canadian program "Stars on Ice" across several episodes from 1976 to 1980; including a performance in the series opener of September 21, 1976.[3]
Berezowski / Porter performed with Ice Follies from 1978 until 1980.[4]