Robin Lee

Robin Lee
Personal information
Full name	Robin Huntington Lee
Country represented	United States
Born	(1919-12-02)December 2, 1919 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Died	October 8, 1997(1997-10-08) (aged 77) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Skating club	St. Paul FSC Chicago FSC SC of New York
Medal record Representing United States Men's Figure skating North American Championships 1939 Toronto Men's singles 1935 Montreal Men's singles 1933 New York Men's singles

Robin Huntington Lee (December 2, 1919 in Saint Paul, Minnesota – October 8, 1997 in Minneapolis) was an American figure skater. He was the 1935-1939 U.S. national champion. At age 12, he became the youngest skater to win the junior national title.^[1] At the 1935 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.

Lee represented the United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th. He was selected to compete at the 1940 Winter Olympics, which were canceled due to World War II.^[1] During the War, Lee served in the U.S. Navy.^[4] After the War, Lee skated professionally in ice shows and worked as a coach.^[1]

Lee was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995. He attended Erasmus Hall High School.^[3]

Competitive highlights

References

• "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF).  (123 KiB)
• Hall of Fame Inductees
• "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team" (PDF).  (260 KiB)
• Sports-reference profile