Scott Allen (figure skater)

For other people named Scott Allen, see Scott Allen (disambiguation).

Scott Allen
Allen in 1966
Full nameScott Ethan Allen
Born (1949-02-08) February 8, 1949 (age 75)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubSkating Club of New York
Retired1968
Medal record
Figure skating
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Colorado Springs Singles

Scott Ethan "Scotty" Allen (born February 8, 1949)[1] is a retired American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 world silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion.[2]

The son of Swedish figure skating champion Sonja Fuhrman, Allen made his national debut at the age of nine, winning the silver medal in the novice division at the 1959 U.S. Championships. At that time he was the youngest competitor ever to skate in the Championships.[3]

He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics two days before his 15th birthday, becoming the youngest medalist at the Winter Olympics.[4] He still holds the record for the youngest male medalist and the youngest individual medalist.[5]

He represented the Skating Club of New York in competition.[6] After retiring from competitions Allen attended Harvard University, graduating in 1971, and then Columbia Business School. He worked for more than 30 years at his stepfather's clothing company, Corbin Ltd., eventually becoming its vice-president of research and development.[1] As of early 2014, he resides in New York City.[7]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Scotty Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
  3. ^ "The United States Championships", Skating magazine, March 1959.
  4. ^ Ivies in Athens 2004. Ivy League Sports
  5. ^ Facsheet. olympic.org Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Past U.S. Champions – Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2008. (123 KiB)
  7. ^ Rosewater, Amy (January 20, 2014) Allen's Olympic bronze medal served as ray of hope. Ice Network