Mark Cockerell
Full nameMark Wayne Cockerell
Born (1962-04-24) April 24, 1962
Burbank, California
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Retired1985
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1976 MegèveMen's singles

Mark Wayne Cockerell (born April 24, 1962) is a former American figure skater. He is the 1976 World Junior champion, the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. senior national medalist (bronze in 1983 and in 1984, silver in 1985).

Personal life

Cockerell was born April 24, 1962, in Burbank, California.[1] He was married to Soviet figure skater Elena Kvitchenko, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[2][3] Anya figure skates and Nick plays and coaches hockey.He is now moved to Nevada where he is still very successful living with his new wife

Career

Cockerell won gold at the World Junior Championships in the event's inaugural year, 1976.[4] After moving up to the senior level, he won silver at three international competitions – the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy in West Germany, 1978 Grand Prix International St. Gervais in France, and 1980 Ennia Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.

Cockerell won his first senior national medal, bronze, at the 1983 U.S. Championships. He finished 14th at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

The following season, he won another national bronze medal and was named in the U.S. team to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.[5] There, Cockerell became the first man to execute a triple-triple jump combination at the Olympics, and finished 13th overall after placing 18th in compulsory figures, 17th in the short program, and tenth in the free skate. Concluding his season, he placed 13th at the 1984 World Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Cockerell was awarded the silver medal at the 1985 U.S. Championships, having placed second to Brian Boitano. He finished 8th at the 1985 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Coaching

Cockerell now coaches at the Plex Hiwire Sports Center in Irmo, South Carolina.

Results

International
Event 75–76 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85
Olympics13th
Worlds14th13th8th
NHK Trophy4th
Challenge Cup2nd
Nebelhorn2nd
St. Gervais2nd
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds1st
National
U.S. Champ.8th5th3rd3rd2nd

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Cockerell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Wulf, Steve (March 7, 1994). "Cinderella Story". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ "Bettendorf girl skates her way to Junior Nationals". Moline Dispatch & Rock Island Argus. November 24, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011.
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