Michael Kirby (figure skater)

Michael Kirby

Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	February 20, 1925(1925-02-20)
Died	May 25, 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 77)
Medal record Competitor for  Canada Fours' Figure skating North American Championships Silver 1941 Philadelphia Fours

Michael J.R. Kirby (February 20, 1925 – May 25, 2002 in Laguna Niguel, CA) was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1942 before turning professional and joining the Ice Follies in 1943. Hhe also competed in fours with Therese McCarthy, Virginia Wilson, and Donald Gilchrist and won the silver medal at the 1941 North American Championships.

In the later 1940s, Kirby moved to California and appeared in several movies with Sonja Henie including The Countess of Monte Cristo. He later relocated to Chicago and established a chain of instructional ice skating rinks. As a coach, his pupils included Ronnie Robertson and Dick Button.

Kirby married figure skater Norah McCarthy in 1944. Their marriage produced eight children and lasted 57 years, until his death in 2002.

Results

Men's singles

Event	1942
Canadian Championships	1st

Fours

(with McCarthy, Wilson, and Gilchrist)

Event	1941
North American Championships	2nd

External links

• Michael Kirby at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kirby, Michael
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Date of birth	February 20, 1925
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Date of death	May 25, 2002
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