Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr.(August 24, 1932 – November 7, 2021) was an Americanpair skater.WithCarole Ormaca,he was a four-time consecutiveU.S. nationalchampion, from 1953 to 1956. They placed fourth at threeWorld Championshipsand finished fifth at the1956 Winter Olympics.[1][2]
| Robin Greiner | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 24, 1932 San Jose, California,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 7, 2021(aged 89) Fresno, California,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Greiner later competed with Sheila Wells, taking silver at the 1958 U.S. Championships. In 1965, he was inducted into theFresno County Athletic Hall of Famealong with his skating partner,Carole Ormaca.[3]Greiner later moved to Fresno where he became an activist for GLBT rights andsocial justice.In 2008, he legally married his partner of 43 years, Ellis Vance.[4]
Results
editWith Ormaca
edit| Event | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | |||
| World Championships | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
| North American Championships | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| U.S. Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
With Wells
edit| Event | 1958 |
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| U.S. Championships | 2nd |
References
edit- ^"Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame".www.fresnoahof.org.Retrieved2023-05-16.
- ^"Robert Lewis GREINER".olympics.com.Retrieved2023-05-16.
- ^"Robin Greiner Obituary (1932 - 2021) - Fresno, CA - Fresno Bee".Legacy.com.Retrieved2023-05-16.
- ^"Marriage Equality Comes to Fresno".Indybay.Retrieved2023-05-16.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Robin Greiner".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-18.
- Robin Greiner's obituary
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