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 pioneer, see Robert W. Paul.
Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Gold 1960 Squaw Valley Pairs

Robert Paul (born June 2, 1937) was a Canadian figure skater, who 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

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Olympic champions in figure skating - Pairs

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
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World champions in figure skating – Pairs

1908: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1909: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1910: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1911: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1912: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1913: Helene Engelmann & Karl Mejstrik | 1914: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1922: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1923: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1924: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1925: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1926: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1927: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1928: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1929: Lilly Scholz & Otto Kaiser | 1930: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1931: Emelie Rotter & László Szollás | 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1933–1935: Emelie Rotter & László Szollás | 1936–1939: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier | 1947–1948: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet | 1949: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király | 1950: Karol E. Kennedy & Peter Kennedy | 1951–1952: Ria Baran & Paul Falk | 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks | 1954–1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden | 1956: Elisabeth Schwartz & Kurt Oppelt | 1957–1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul | 1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek | 1963–1964: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 1965–1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov | 1969–1972: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov | 1973–1978: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev | 1979: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner | 1980: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai | 1981: Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky | 1982: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach | 1983: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1984: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini | 1985: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1986–1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1988: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1989–1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1991–1992: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev | 1993: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1994: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov | 1995: Radka Kovaříková & René Novotný | 1996: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov | 1997: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer | 1998–1999: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze | 2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov | 2001: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | 2002–2003: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo | 2004–2005: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin | 2006: Pang Qing & Tong Jian | 2007: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo 2008: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
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North American champions in figure skating – Pairs

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 Diestelmeyer · 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
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Canadian champions in figure skating – Pairs

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 | 2008: Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
Awards
Preceded by
Lucile Wheeler		 (with Barbara Wagner)
Lou Marsh Trophy winner
1959		 Succeeded by
Anne Heggtveit
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