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.

Robin John Cousins (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career.

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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 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

183 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

figure skater

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 1980 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Avon
• figure skater

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.