Robin Cousins

I find Robin Cousins fascinating because his 1980 was almost absurdly complete: Olympic champion, European champion, and a World medalist all in the same window, capped by being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. What strikes me is that he won everything as an amateur, in an era before figure skating had the commercial machinery it later acquired. I tend to think his Bristol-born story gets overshadowed by flashier names, but a clean sweep at the top of British skating is rare. I'd love to know more about his post-competitive years, since the record here goes quiet after that remarkable peak.

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Name (English)

Robin Cousins

Name (Japanese)

ロビン・カズンズ

Reading

ろびん・かずんず

Born

August 17, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Height

183 cm

Occupation

figure skater

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 1980 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20Cousins
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2159796

Tags

• Avon
• figure skater

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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