Robert Paul
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- This article is about the Canadian figure skater. For the Zimbabwean painter, see Robert Paul (painter). For the cinema pioneeer, see Robert W. Paul.
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| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | Pairs | |
Robert Paul (born June 2, 1937) was a Canadian figure skater, and he competed in pairs with Barbara Wagner. From their start as a team in 1952, they captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
After skating as a professional, Paul went on to be a choreographer for skaters Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, and Linda Fratianne. He currently helps coach Mirai Nagasu.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Wagner)
| Event/Season | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
| Canadian Championships | - | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| North American Championships | 3rd | - | 1st | - | 1st | - |
| World Championships | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Winter Olympics | - | 6th | - | - | - | 1st |
[edit] Navigation
Olympic champions in figure skating - Pairs |
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1908: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger · 1920: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson · 1924: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger · 1928: Andrée Joly & Pierre Brunet · 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet · 1936: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier · 1948: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet · 1952: Ria Baran & Paul Falk · 1956: Elisabeth Schwartz & Kurt Oppelt · 1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul · 1964: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov · 1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov · 1972: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov · 1976: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev · 1980: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev · 1984: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev · 1988: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1992: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev · 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1998: Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev · 2002: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze and Jamie Salé & David Pelletier · 2006: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin |
North American champions in figure skating – Pairs |
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1923: Dorothy Jenkins / A.G. McClennan · 1925: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles · 1927: Marion McDougall / Chauncey Bangs · 1929–1933: Constance Wilson-Samuel / Montgomery Wilson · 1935: Maribel Vinson / George Hill · 1937: Veronica Clarke / Ralph McCreath · 1939: Joan Tozzer / Bernard Fox · 1941: Eleanor O'Meara / Ralph McCreath · 1947: Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Distelmeyer · 1949–1951: Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy · 1953–1955: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden · 1957–1959: Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul · 1961: Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek · 1963: Debbi Wilkes / Guy Revell · 1965: Vivan Joseph / Ronald Joseph · 1967–1969: Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman · 1971: JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley |
Canadian champions in figure skating – Pairs |
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1905–1906: Katherine Haycock & Ormond Haycock · 1908: Aimee Haycock & Ormond Haycock · 1910–1911: Lady Evelyn Grey & Ormond Haycock · 1912: Eleanor Kingsford & Douglas Nelles · 1913: Muriel Burrows & Gordan McLennan · 1914: Norman Scott & Jean Chevalier · 1920: Alden Godwin / Douglas Nelles · 1921: Beatrice McDougall & Allan Howard · 1922: Alden Godwin & A. G. McLennan · 1923: Marjorie Anable & Duncan Hodgson · 1924: Elizabeth Blair & John Machado · 1925: Gladys Rogers & Melville Rogers · 1926: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Errol Morson · 1927–1928: Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs · 1929–1930: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson · 1931: Chauncey Bangs & Frances Claudet · 1932–1934: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson · 1935: Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn · 1936–1938: Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath · 1939–1940: Norah McCarthy & Ralph McCreath · 1941–1942: Eleanor O'Meara & Ralph McCreath · 1945: Olga Bernyk & Alex Fulton · 1946: Joyce Perkins & Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1947: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1948: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer · 1949–1950: Marlene Smith & Donald Gilchrist · 1951: Jane Kirby & Donald Tobiny · 1952–1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden · 1956–1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul · 1961–1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek · 1962–1964: Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell · 1965–1966: Susan Huehnergard & Paul Huehnergard · 1967–1968: Betty McKilligan & John McKilligan · 1969: Anna Forder & Richard Stephens · 1970–1974: Sandra Bezic & Val Bezic · 1975–1976: Candy Jones & Don Fraser · 1977: Cheri Pinner & Dennis Pinner · 1978: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan · 1979–1983: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini · 1984: Katherina Matousek & Lloyd Eisler · 1985–1987: Cynthia Coull & Mark Rowsom · 1988: Christine Hough & Doug Ladret · 1989: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler · 1990: Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnston · 1991–1994: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler · 1995–1996: Michelle Menzies & Jean-Michel Bombardier · 1997: Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon & Luc Bradet · 1998–1999: Kristy Sargeant & Kris Wirtz · 2000–2002: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier · 2003: Jacinthe Lariviere & Lenny Faustino · 2004–2006: Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin · 2007: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison |
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| Preceded by Lucile Wheeler | (with Barbara Wagner) Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1959 | Succeeded by Anne Heggtveit |
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