fullname country birth_place birth_date article_title name retired
scott ethan allen united states newark , new jersey , u.s. 8 february 1949 scott allen -lrb- figure skater -rrb-
 scott allen 1968
scott allen -lrb- figure skater -rrb-

scott ethan `` scotty '' allen -lrb- born february 8 , 1949 in newark , new jersey -rrb- is an 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 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 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 his skating career , allen attended harvard university , class of 1971 .
as of early 2014 , he resides in new york city .
