Dave Silk

Dave Silk skated the World Cup circuit from 1985 through 1988. He competed at the 1983 World Junior Championships and the World Championships from 1985-88 and 1990. At the 1988 World Championships, Silk won the 1,500 metres, and won the 1986 World Cup Final at 5,000 metres. During his career he had six podium finishes in World Cup races. Silk also competed in cycling, winning the Pintlar Classic in Montana in 1981, and the Citizen’s Class Cycling Race at the Sweet Pea Festival in Bozeman, Montana in 1981. Silk was known for a time as Bonnie Blair’s boyfriend, though they never married. When his sports career ended, Silk studied medicine at the University of Washington Medical School, then did a residency in ER medicine at Michigan State University. He later became an emergency room physician in Helena, Montana.

Personal Bests: 500 – 37.96 (1988); 1000 – 1:16.97 (1986); 1500 – 1:53.66 (1988); 5000 – 6:49.95 (1988); 10000 – 14:25.56 (1988).