title: Neil Paterson (figure skater)
text: # Neil Paterson (figure skater)
  
  Neil Paterson (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, 1981 Prague Skate silver medalist, and a two-time Canadian national silver medalist. His best World Championship result was 10th in 1985. He was selected to represent Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics and finished 16th.
  
  ## Competitive highlights
  
  International :
  
  | Event | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Olympics | | | | | | | | 16th |
  | Worlds | | | | | 10th | 18th | | 13th |
  | Skate Canada | | | | | | 4th | 4th | 5th |
  | NHK Trophy | | | | 8th | | 7th | | |
  | Schäfer Memorial | | 3rd | | | | | | |
  | Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | 4th | | | | |
  | Prague Skate | | | 2nd | | | | | |
  | International: Junior ||||||||||
  | Junior Worlds | 6th | | | | | | | |
  | National ||||||||||
  | Canadians | | 1st J | | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | | 3rd |
  | J = Junior level ||||||||||
  