Sean Wirtz (also Sean Kelly and Sean Kelly-Wirtz; born October 31, 1979, in

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

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) is a Canadian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...

and

single skating Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport conteste ...

. He teamed up with Elizabeth Putnam in the summer of 2002. They are the 2006

Four Continents Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, a ...

bronze medalists and two-time (2003, 2004)

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bronze medalists. Wirtz announced his retirement from competitive skating on August 28, 2007. Wirtz is the nephew of coach

Paul Wirtz Paul Wirtz (May 3, 1958 - April 6, 2006) was a Canadian figure skating coach. . ''Ottawa Sun'', April 9, 2006. Originally from Marathon, Ontario, he was the brother of Kris Wirtz and the uncle of Sean Wirtz. A coach of pairs skaters, athletes ...

and former Olympic pair skater Kris Wirtz.

Programs

(with Putnam)

Results

Pairs skating with Putnam

Pair skating with Dubois

Singles career

References

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