Heather Kemkaran
| Heather Kemkaran | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk |
| Born | August 2, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Began skating | c. 1961 |
| Retired | 1980 |
Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk (born August 2, 1958) is a Canadian former competitive
Personal life
Heather Kemkaran was born on August 2, 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1][2] She is now known as Kemkaran-Antymniuk and works as a lawyer.[3]
Skating career
Kemkaran started skating at age three on an outdoor rink in Strathclair.[3] She was coached at age 11 by Gordon Linney at the Winnipeg Winter Club and at age 13 she joined Hellmut May in Vancouver.[3] In 1974, she joined Carlo Fassi at the Colorado Ice Arena in Denver and eventually she was splitting her time between Colorado and the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, where she trained under Ellen Burka.[3]
Kemkaran won the 1975
In the 1977–78 season, Kemkaran was awarded bronze at the 1977 Skate Canada International before winning the national title ahead of Cathie MacFarlane. She placed 12th at the 1978 World Championships in Ottawa.
During the 1978–79 season, Kemkaran took silver behind Janet Morrissey at the Canadian Championships. She was coached by Louis Stong.[3]
Kemkaran returned to Burka for her final competitive season.
Results
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 |
| Winter Olympics | 15th | ||||
| World Champ. | 13th | 12th | |||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||
Ennia Challenge |
3rd | ||||
Vienna Trophy |
1st | ||||
| Richmond Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| National | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
References
- ^ "Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk". Canadian Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b "Heather Kemkaran". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "A conversation with Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk". Ottawa Journal. February 5, 2014.