Steve W. Robinson (born January 4, 1941) is an American

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player from

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. Robinson has won three world championships and 24

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 2003. Robinson is the author of a book, ''Washington Standard''. Robinson is a graduate of

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

and lives in Washington, D.C..

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

* ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003"Induction by Year"
''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

Awards

Herman Trophy The Goren Trophy (formerly the Herman Trophy) is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). History The Herman Trophy was do ...

(1) 1972 * Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1987

Wins

* d'Orsi Senior Bowl (1) 2003 World Team Championship Winners
/ref> * Rosenblum Cup (1) 1986 * World Olympiad Seniors Teams Championship (1) 2000 *

(24) ** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 2001 ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1985 ** Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1972 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1973, 1975 **

North American Pairs The North American Pairs (NAP) is a set of annual North American championships for contested over two days at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The events are restricted to pairs that have ...

(3) 1985, 2016, 2017 ** Grand National Teams (3) 1984, 1988, 1992 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1986, 2012 ** Vanderbilt (3) 1987, 1991, 1997 ** Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2012 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2013 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1978, 1989, 1994 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2004 ** Reisinger (2) 1972, 1986

Runners-up

* d'Orsi Senior Bowl (1) 2011 *

(19) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1987 ** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 2004 ** Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1973, 1974 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1982 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (3) 1971, 1972, 1994 ** Grand National Teams (3) 1977, 1985, 2011 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1992, 1999 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1973, 1974 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1973 ** Spingold (3) 1979, 1992, 1996

References

External links

* – with video interview * 1941 births American contract bridge players University of Maryland, College Park alumni People from Arlington County, Virginia Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bridge-game-stub