Scott Ethan Allen is an American

United States

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 figure skater

Figure skating

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. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist

Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics

-Medal table:-Men Singles:Referee:* Henry M. BeattyAssistant Referee:* Oskar MadlJudges: Adolf Walker Gérard Rodrigues Henriques Geoffrey S...

, the 1965 World silver medalist

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion

United States Figure Skating Championships

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Allen made his national debut at the age of 9, winning the silver medal in the novice men's division at the 1959 U.S. Championships. At that time he was the youngest competitor ever to skate in the Championships.

He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

 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

Skating Club of New York

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 in competition. After his skating career, Allen attended Harvard University

Harvard University

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, class of 1971. He currently resides in Tenafly, NJ.

Competitive highlights

Event	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...						3rd
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...				8th	5th	4th	2nd	4th	5th	4th
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...					3rd		2nd		2nd
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd N	7th J	2nd J	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd