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Scott Allen
Allen in 1966
Full name	Scott Ethan Allen
Born	(1949-02-08) February 8, 1949 (age 75) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Skating Club of New York
Retired	1968
Medal record Figure skating Representing  United States Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Singles World Championships 1965 Colorado Springs Singles

Scott Ethan "Scotty" Allen (born February 8, 1949) is a retired American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 world silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion.

The son of Swedish figure skating champion Sonja Fuhrman, Allen made his national debut at the age of nine, winning the silver medal in the novice division at the 1959 U.S. Championships. At that time he was the youngest competitor ever to skate in the Championships. Raised in the Smoke Rise of Kinnelon, New Jersey, Scott attended Kinnelon High School, with tutors assisting him with his course work when he was away at competitions.

He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics two days before his 15th birthday, becoming the youngest medalist at the Winter Olympics. He still holds the record for the youngest male medalist and the youngest individual medalist.

He represented the Skating Club of New York in competition. After retiring from competitions Allen attended Harvard University, graduating in 1971, and then Columbia Business School. He worked for more than 30 years at his stepfather's clothing company, Corbin Ltd., eventually becoming its vice-president of research and development. As of early 2014, he resides in New York City.

Competitive highlights

References

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Scotty Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
2. Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
3. "The United States Championships", Skating magazine, March 1959.
4. Razen, Nancy. "Scott good skate on rink and in school", The Star-Ledger, January 19, 1964. Accessed January 20, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Some babies are born with silver spoon. Scott Ethan Allen had a silver skate to go with it. At 14, the Smoke Rise boy has more than lived up to the promise of his birth.... He is a ninth grader a Kinnelon High School and rarely comes home with less than an A."
5. Ivies in Athens 2004. Ivy League Sports
6. Facsheet. olympic.org Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
7. "Past U.S. Champions – Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2008. (123 KiB)
8. Rosewater, Amy (January 20, 2014) Allen's Olympic bronze medal served as ray of hope. Ice Network

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