Figure skating
Competitor for
Canada
Gold 1960 Squaw Valley Pairs
Robert Paul (born June 2, 1937) was a Canadian figure skater, who competed in pairs with Barbara Wagner. He was born in Toronto. 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.
Results
(with Wagner)
Event 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960Winter Olympics 6th 1st
World Championships 5th 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st
North American Championships 3rd 1st 1st
Canadian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
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: Sissy Schwarz & 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 • 2010: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo
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: Emília Rotter & László Szollás · 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet · 1933–35: Emília Rotter & László Szollás · 1936–39: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier · 1947–48: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet · 1949: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király · 1950: Karol E. Kennedy & Peter Kennedy · 1951–52: Ria Baran & Paul Falk · 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks · 1954–55: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden · 1956: Sissy Schwarz & Kurt Oppelt · 1957–60: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul · 1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek · 1963–64: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler · 1965–68: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov · 1969–72: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov · 1973–78: 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 · 1986–87: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1988: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev · 1989–90: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1991–92: 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 · 1998–99: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze · 2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov · 2001: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier · 2002–03: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo · 2004–05: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin · 2006: Pang Qing & Tong Jian · 2007: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo · 2008-09: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
1923: Dorothy Jenkins & A.G. McClennan · 1925: Theresa Weld & Nathaniel Niles · 1927: Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs · 1929–33: 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 · 1949–51: Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy · 1953–55: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden · 1957–59: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul · 1961: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek · 1963: Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell · 1965: Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph · 1967–69: Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman · 1971: JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley