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Robin Cousins

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Robin John Cousins MBE (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. He followed this with a successful career as a professional figure skater and later starred in ice shows as well as producing several of his own. He is able to spin in either direction, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, which is an unusual skill for a figure skater. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robin Cousins is the 183rd most popular skater (up from 198th in 2019), the 6,091st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,159th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Robin Cousins ranks 183 out of 483. Before him are Alexei Yagudin, Uwe-Jens Mey, Alexei Urmanov, Alexander Zhulin, Bonnie Blair, and André Hoffmann. After him are Petr Barna, Oksana Grishuk, Javier Fernández, Maribel Vinson, Catriona Le May Doan, and Artur Dmitriev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Robin Cousins ranks 607. Before him are Hideaki Tomiyama, Samia al-Amoudi, Leda Cosmides, Tim Bevan, Valeria Răcilă, and Sofia Sakorafa. After him are Shinichiro Takahashi, António Vitorino, Gabriella Dorio, Éva Tardos, Nacerdine Drid, and Olga Slavnikova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robin Cousins ranks 6,093 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Robarts (1944), Michael Fallon (1952), Tom Sturridge (1985), Gerry Marsden (1942), Elizabeth Allan (1910), and Derek Taylor (1932). After him are Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), Duncan James (1978), Alfred Austin (1835), Jason Hughes (1971), Samantha Power (1970), and David Davis (1948).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Robin Cousins ranks 6. Before him are Madge Syers (1881), Edgar Syers (1863), Cecilia Colledge (1920), Ethel Muckelt (1885), and John Curry (1949). After him are Christopher Dean (1958).

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