Robert Paul (June 2, 1937 – December 19, 2024) was a Canadian

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. He teamed up with Barbara Wagner in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with

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Biography

Paul choreographed for

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, Linda Fratianne, and '' Donny and Marie''. He was one of

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's coaches. He appeared in the ''

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"Samantha on Thin Ice". Paul starred in the first full-length television skating special in Canada, "Planet Ice". Paul died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 19, 2024, at the age of 87.

Results

(with Wagner)

References

1937 births 2024 deaths Canadian male pair skaters Northern Star Award winners Olympic figure skaters for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Figure skating choreographers Figure skaters from Toronto Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub