Christopher Bowman
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Bowman in 1989
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| Full name | Christopher Nicol Bowman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
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March 30, 1967 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Died | January 10, 2008 (aged 40) North Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach |
Frank Carroll Toller Cranston John Nicks |
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| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Nicol Bowman (March 30, 1967 – January 10, 2008) was an American figure skater. He was a two-time World medalist (silver in 1989, bronze in 1990), the 1983 World Junior champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion. He competed in two Olympic Winter Games, placing 7th in 1988 and 4th in 1992.
Bowman was born in Hollywood, California. In his childhood, he appeared in commercials and two episodes of the TV series Little House on the Prairie.
In 1983, Bowman won the World Junior Championships and the U.S. national junior title.
Bowman withdrew from the 1986 U.S. Championships after finishing second in the short program; he had a separation between his right tibia and fibula. The following season, he took the silver medal at U.S. nationals and was assigned to his first senior World Championships, finishing 7th.
In 1988, Bowman won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships and was sent to his first Olympics, where he finished 7th. He then placed 5th at the 1988 World Championships. Bowman won his first senior U.S. national title in 1989. He then won his first World medal, silver, at the 1989 World Championships.
Bowman withdrew from the 1990 U.S. Championships but received a berth to the 1990 World Championships where he took the bronze medal. After the event, he parted ways with Frank Carroll, who had coached him for eighteen years. Toller Cranston and Ellen Burka were his next coaches, followed by John Nicks. Bowman won his second national title in 1992. He was sent to his second Olympics and placed 4th.
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