Robin Huntington Lee(December 2, 1919 inSaint Paul, Minnesota– October 8, 1997 inMinneapolis) was an Americanfigure skater.He was the 1935-1939U.S. national champion.At age 12, he became the youngest skater to win the junior national title.[1]At the1935 United States Figure Skating Championships,at the age of 15,[2][3]he became the first and, as of 2008, the only skater to defeat a seven time national champion in the United States.
| Robin Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee, circa 1942 | |
| Full name | Robin Huntington Lee |
| Born | December 2, 1919 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | October 8, 1997(aged 77) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | St. Paul FSC Chicago FSC SC of New York FSC of Minneapolis |
Medal record | |
Lee represented theUnited States at the 1936 Winter Olympics,where he placed 12th. He was selected to compete at the1940 Winter Olympics,which were canceled due toWorld War II.[1]During the War, Lee served in theU.S. Navy.[4]After the War, Lee skated professionally in ice shows and worked as a coach.[1]
Lee was inducted into theU.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famein 1995. He attendedErasmus Hall High School.[3]
The Robin Lee Midwest Open is a USFS sanctioned competition held each year in the summer by Lee's home club, theFigure Skating Club of Minneapolis,named in his honor.[5]
Competitive highlights
edit| Event | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 12th | |||||||||
| World Championships | 9th | 8th | ||||||||
| North American Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st J | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Levels: J = Junior | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^abc"Robin Lee, 77, Figure Skating Champion".New York Times.October 14, 1997.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
- ^"Sport: Figures in Chicago".TIME.February 22, 1937. Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2008.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
- ^ab"Sport: Snow & Ice".TIME.February 18, 1935. Archived fromthe originalon October 9, 2009.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
- ^"Skating Expert With Ice Cycles Is Ex-Champion".Spokane Daily Chronicle.April 22, 1946.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
- ^"Robin Lee Competition".Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis.Retrieved10 January2017.
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-02-09.(123KiB)
- Hall of Fame Inductees
- "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-05-28.(260KiB)
- Sports-reference profile
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