Tracy Brook

Tracy Brook
Personal information
Full name Tracy-Lee Brook
Country represented Australia
Born (1971-07-08) 8 July 1971
Retired c. 1989

Tracy-Lee Brook[1] (born 8 July 1971)[2] is an Australian former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Australian national champion (1986–87 to 1988–89) and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Career

Due to a stress fracture in her foot, Brook decided to undergo acupuncture treatment in November 1984.[3] She won the Australian junior title in August 1985 and was selected to compete at the World Junior Championships in Sarajevo.[3] She finished 23rd at the event.

In the 1986–87 season, Brook won her first senior national title and was sent to the 1987 World Championships in Cincinnati, finishing 18th. She placed seventh at the 1987 NHK Trophy. After repeating as the Australian national champion, Brook competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, placing 25th.[4] She had the same result at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In her final competitive season, Brook won her third national title and ranked 21st at the 1989 World Championships in Paris.

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Winter Olympics 25th
World Champ. 18th 25th 21st
NHK Trophy 7th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 23rd
National
Australian Champ. 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Figure Skating; World Championships, At Cincinnati, March 11". UPI. 11 March 1987. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tracy Brook". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Cooke, Jenny (13 October 1985). "Tracy skates better when she's needled". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 104.
  4. ↑ "Tracy Brook". Sports Reference.
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