Heather Kemkaran
| Heather Kemkaran | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born |
August 2, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Former coach | Ellen Burka, Louis Stong, Carlo Fassi, Hellmut May, Gordon Linney |
| Former skating club |
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Winnipeg Winter Club |
| Former training locations |
Toronto Denver Winnipeg |
| Began skating | c. 1961 |
| Retired | 1980 |
Heather Kemkaran-Antymniuk (born August 2, 1958) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She is the 1977 Vienna Trophy champion, the 1977 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, and a two-time Canadian national champion (1978, 1980). She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Heather Kemkaran was born on August 2, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is now known as Kemkaran-Antymniuk and works as a lawyer.
Kemkaran started skating at age three on an outdoor rink in Strathclair. She was coached at age 11 by Gordon Linney at the Winnipeg Winter Club and at age 13 she joined Hellmut May in Vancouver. In 1974, she joined Carlo Fassi at the Colorado Ice Arena in Denver and eventually she was splitting her time between Colorado and the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, where she trained under Ellen Burka.
Kemkaran won the 1975 Vienna Trophy. She began the following season with bronze at the Richmond Trophy and went on to reach her first senior national podium, taking silver behind Lynn Nightingale at the 1977 Canadian Championships. She was sent to the 1977 World Championships in Tokyo and finished 13th.
In the 1977–78 season, Kemkaran was awarded bronze at the 1977 Skate Canada International before winning the national title ahead of Cathie MacFarlane. She placed 12th at the 1978 World Championships in Ottawa.
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