Scott Cramer (born August 18, 1958) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1976

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champion, 1979

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champion, 1979 Skate America silver medalist, and a two-time

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silver medalist.

Life and career

Cramer was born in

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. His coaches were Pieter Kollen and Albert Edmonds. He won four national medals – bronze in 1976, silver in 1977 and 1979, and pewter in 1980. Internationally, he won gold at the 1976

, bronze at the 1977 Skate Canada International, gold at the 1979

, and silver at the 1979 Skate America. He placed ninth at the 1977 World Championships in

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and fifth at the 1979 World Championships in

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. After leaving amateur competition, Cramer won gold at the 1980 World Professional Championships in

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, Spain, and at the 1981 U.S. Professional Championships in Philadelphia. Cramer retired from skating at the age of 21 to pursue a career in chiropractic medicine. After graduating cum laude from the

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with a bachelor's degree in exercise science, Cramer received his doctorate in chiropractic after eight years of higher education, graduating magna cum laude from

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. He then spent an additional four years in orthopedic residency and became a board-certified chiropractic orthopedist. Cramer also specializes in

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after rigorous training. He has one son and two daughters with his wife Joanie Kuhn.

Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cramer, Scott 1958 births American male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Rochester, New York