Donald Knight (born June 8, 1947) is the 1965-1967 Canadian national champion in men's singles. He won the North American Figure Skating Championships in 1967, having placed third in the previous competition, in 1965. Knight also won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1965. He trained with coach Ellen Burka.[1]
| Donald Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Donald Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 8, 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Dundas, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitive skating, Knight toured for eleven years as a Principal Performer with Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice in Europe. Knight currently works as a skating coach consultant with the Burlington Skate Centre and Oakville Skating Club in Halton Region of Ontario, Canada.
Results
| International | |||||||
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| Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | ||||||
| World Champ. | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | ||
| North American Champ. | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| National | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| J = Junior level | |||||||