Brian Boitano

Brian Boitano
Boitano in 2010
Full nameBrian Anthony Boitano
Born (1963-10-22) October 22, 1963
Mountain View, California
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
Retired1988, 1994
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary Singles
World Championships
1986 Geneva Singles
1988 Budapest Singles
1987 Cincinnati Singles
1985 Tokyo Singles
U.S. Championships
1985 Kansas City Singles
1986 Uniondale Singles
1987 Tacoma Singles
1988 Denver Singles
1983 Pittsburgh Singles
1984 Salt Lake City Singles
1994 Detroit Singles
World Junior Championships
1978 Megève Singles

Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion.

Boitano turned professional following the 1988 season. Under new rules by the ISU, he returned to competition in 1993 and competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth. In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.