Scott Allen
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| Competitor for United States | ||
| Bronze | 1964 Innsbruck | Men's singles |
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| Full name | Scott Ethan Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1949 Newark, New Jersey |
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| Skating club | SC of New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Ethan Allen (born February 8, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 World silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion.
Allen made his national debut at the age of 9, winning the silver medal in the novice men's division at the 1959 U.S. Championships. At that time he was the youngest competitor ever to skate in the Championships.[1]
He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics two days before his 15th birthday, becoming the youngest medalist at the Winter Olympics.[2] He still holds the record for the youngest male medalist and the youngest individual medalist.[3]
He represented the Skating Club of New York in competition.[4] After his skating career, Allen attended Harvard University, class of 1971. He currently[when?] resides in Tenafly, NJ[citation needed].
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 3rd | |||||||||
| World Championships | 8th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 4th | |||
| North American Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd N | 7th J | 2nd J | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
[edit] References
- ^ "The United States Championships", Skating magazine, March 1959
- ^ Ivy League Sports - Ivies in Athens 2004
- ^ Facsheet
- ^ Past U.S. Champions - SeniorPDF (123 KiB)
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