Robin Greiner
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Full name | Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr | ||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | August 24, 1932||||||||||||||||
Died | November 7, 2021 Fresno, California, U.S. | (aged 89)||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Sheila Wells Carole Ormaca | ||||||||||||||||
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Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr. (August 24, 1932 – November 7, 2021) was an American pair skater. With Carole Ormaca, he was 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. In 1965, he was inducted into the along with his skating partner, Carole Ormaca. Greiner later moved to Fresno where he became an 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 2020-04-18.
- Robin Greiner's obituary
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2021 deaths
- American male pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of the United States
- Figure skaters from San Jose, California
- LGBT sportspeople from the United States
- LGBT people from California
- American figure skating biography stubs