Bobby Specht

{{short description|American figure skater}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Bobby Specht |image=Bobby Specht 1950 (cropped).jpg |image_size=160px |caption=Specht, circa 1950 |country= United States |birth_date= {{birth date|1921|10|22}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1999|1|11|1921|10|22}} |coach= |skating club= Chicago FSC |retired= }}

'''Robert Specht''' (October 22, 1921 – January 11, 1999 in Palm Springs, CA) was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and men's singles. He won the bronze medal in pairs with partner Joan Mitchell at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1941 and captured the gold in men's singles the following year. After serving in the Air Force during World War II, he skated for many years with the Ice Capades.

==Results== (men's singles) {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! 1940 ! 1942 |- | U.S. Championships || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st J || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |}

(pairs with Mitchell) {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! 1941 |- | U.S. Championships || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |}

==References== * {{cite web |url= http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |title= Past U.S. Champions - Senior |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120209010047/http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |archivedate= 2012-02-09 }} {{small|(123 KiB)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Specht, Bobby}} Category:American male pair skaters Category:American male single skaters Category:1921 births Category:1999 deaths Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Category:20th-century American sportsmen