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Name
  
Robin Greiner


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Full name
  
Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr

Born
  
August 24, 1932 (age 91) (
1932-08-24
)
San Jose, California, United States

Former partner
  
Sheilah Wells, Carole Ormaca

Country represented
  
United States of America

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Robinson Lewis "Robin" Greiner, Jr. (born August 24, 1932) is an American former pair skater. With Carole Ormaca, he is a four-time consecutive U.S. national champion, from 1953 to 1956. They placed fourth at three World Championships and finished fifth at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Greiner later competed with Sheila Wells, taking silver at the 1958 U.S. Championships. In 1965, he was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame along with his skating partner, Carole Ormaca.

Greiner later moved to Fresno where he has become a prominent activist for GLBT rights and social justice. In 2008, he legally married his partner of 43 years, Ellis Vance.

References

Robin Greiner Wikipedia