Bobby Specht

Bobby Specht
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born October 22, 1921(1921-10-22)
Died January 11, 1999(1999-01-11) (aged 77)
Former partner Joan Mitchell
Skating club Chicago FSC

Robert "Bobby" Specht (October 22, 1921 – 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

Results

(mens singles)

Event 1942
U.S. Championships 1st

(pairs with Mitchell)

Event 1941
U.S. Championships 3rd

References

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 • 2009–2010: Jeremy Abbott • 2011: Ryan Bradley