Bobby Specht

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Bobby Specht
Personal Info
Country: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: October 22, 1921 (1921-10-22)
Date of death: January 11, 1999 (aged 77)
Former Partner: Joan Mitchell
Skating Club: Chicago FSC

Robert "Bobby" Specht (born October 22, 1921; died January 11, 1999 in Palm Springs, CA) was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and men's singles. He won the bronze medal in pairs with partner Joan Mitchell at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1941 and captured the gold in men's singles the following year. After serving in the Air Force during World War II, he skated for many years with the Ice Capades


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United States national champions in figure skating – Men's singles

1914: Norman M. Scott · 1918: Nathaniel Niles · 1920–1924: Sherwin Badger · 1925: Nathaniel Niles · 1926: Chris Christenson · 1927: Nathaniel Niles · 1928–1934: Roger Turner · 1935–1939: Robin Lee · 1940–1941: Eugene Turner · 1942: Bobby Specht · 1943: Arthur Vaughn Jr. · 1946–1952: Dick Button · 1953–1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins · 1957–1960: David Jenkins · 1961: Bradley Lord · 1962: Monty Hoyt · 1963: Thomas Litz · 1964: Scott Allen · 1965: Gary Visconti · 1966: Scott Allen · 1967: Gary Visconti · 1968–1970: Tim Wood · 1971: John Misha Petkevich · 1972: Kenneth Shelley · 1973–1975: Gordon McKellen, Jr. · 1976: Terry Kubicka · 1977–1980: Charles Tickner · 1981–1984: Scott Hamilton · 1985–1988: Brian Boitano · 1989: Christopher Bowman · 1990–1991: Todd Eldredge · 1992: Christopher Bowman · 1993–1994: Scott Davis · 1995: Todd Eldredge · 1996: Rudy Galindo · 1997–1998: Todd Eldredge · 1999–2000: Michael Weiss · 2001: Timothy Goebel · 2002: Todd Eldredge · 2003: Michael Weiss · 2004–2006: Johnny Weir · 2007–2008: Evan Lysacek
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