Robin Greiner
Appearance
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Full name | Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr | |||||||||||||||||
Born | San Jose, California, United States | August 24, 1932|||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robinson Lewis "Robin" Greiner, Jr. (born August 24, 1932) is an American former pair skater. With Carole Ormaca, he is a four-time consecutive U.S. national champion, from 1953 to 1956. They placed fourth at three World Championships and finished fifth at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Greiner later competed with Sheila Wells, taking silver at the 1958 U.S. Championships. He later moved to Fresno where he has become a prominent activist for GLBT rights and social justice. In 2008, he legally married his partner of 43 years, Ellis Vance.
Results
With Ormaca
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
Event | 1958 |
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U.S. Championships | 2nd |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robin Greiner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.