Robin Lee (figure skater)

Robin Lee
Lee, circa 1942
Full nameRobin Huntington Lee
Born(1919-12-02)December 2, 1919
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DiedOctober 8, 1997(1997-10-08) (aged 77)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubSt. Paul FSC
Chicago FSC
SC of New York
FSC of Minneapolis
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's Figure skating
North American Championships
1939 TorontoMen's singles
1935 MontrealMen's singles
1933 New YorkMen's singles
U.S. Championships
1935 New HavenMen’s Singles
1936 New York CityMen’s Singles
1937 ChicagoMen’s Singles
1938 PhiladelphiaMen’s Singles
1939 Saint PaulMen’s Singles
1934 PhiladelphiaMen’s Singles
1933 New HavenMen’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. At the 1935 United States Figure Skating Championships, at the age of 15, 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. During the War, Lee served in the U.S. Navy. After the War, Lee skated professionally in ice shows and worked as a coach.

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

The Robin Lee Midwest Open is a USFS sanctioned competition held each year in the summer by Lee's home club, the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis, named in his honor.