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{{short description|American bridge player}}
'''Steve W. Robinson''' (born January 4, 1941) is an American [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player from [[Arlington, Virginia]].<ref name=OEB>{{OEB|5|720}}</ref> Robinson has won three world championships and 24 [[North American Bridge Championships]]. He was inducted into the [[ACBL Hall of Fame]] in 2003.<ref name=HOFby/>
Robinson is the author of a book, ''Washington Standard''.
Robinson is a graduate of [[University of Maryland]]<ref name=OEB/> and lives in Washington, D.C..
==Bridge accomplishments==
===Honors===
* ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.</ref><ref name=ACBLhof/>
===Awards===
* [[Herman Trophy]] (1) 1972
* [[Mott-Smith Trophy]] (1) 1987
===Wins===
* [[Senior Bowl (bridge)|d'Orsi Senior Bowl]] (1) 2003 <ref name="World Team Championship Winners">[http://www.worldbridge.org/world-team-championships.aspx World Team Championship Winners]</ref>
* [[Rosenblum Cup]] (1) 1986 <ref>[http://www.worldbridge.org/world-open-teams.aspx Rosenblum Cup Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004034954/http://www.worldbridge.org/world-open-teams.aspx |date=2014-10-04 }}</ref>
* [[World Team Olympiad|World Olympiad Seniors Teams Championship]] (1) 2000
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (24)
** [[Lebhar IMP Pairs]] (1) 2001 <ref name="Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners">{{cite news
|title       = Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page        = 8
|date        = 2014-03-21
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163849/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Rockwell Mixed Pairs]] (1) 1985 <ref>{{cite news
|title       = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page        = 8
|date        = 2014-03-25
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Wernher Open Pairs]] (1) 1972 <ref name="Wernher Open Pairs Winners">{{cite news
|title       = Wernher Open Pairs Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page        = 4
|date        = 2014-07-22
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Blue Ribbon Pairs]] (2) 1973, 1975 <ref name="Blue Ribbon Winners">{{cite news
|title       = Blue Ribbon Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
|page        = 7
|date        = 2013-12-03
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[North American Pairs]] (3) 1985, 2016, 2017 <ref>{{cite news
|title       = NAP Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page        = 6
|date        = 2014-03-21
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163849/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Grand National Teams]] (3) 1984, 1988, 1992 <ref name="GNT Previous Winners">{{cite news
|title=GNT Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=8
|date=2009-07-24
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Jacoby Open Swiss Teams]] (2) 1986, 2012 <ref>{{cite news
|title=Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|page=9
|date=2014-03-29
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (3) 1987, 1991, 1997 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners">{{cite news
|title=Vanderbilt Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
|page=6
|date=2014-03-24
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (1) 2012 <ref>{{cite news
|title=Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=8
|date=2013-11-29
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Keohane North American Swiss Teams]] (1) 2013 <ref>{{cite news
|title       = Keohane Swiss Teams Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|page        = 4
|date        = 2013-12-06
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams]] (3) 1978, 1989, 1994 <ref name="Mitchell BAM Winners">{{cite news
|title       = Mitchell BAM Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
|page        = 8
|date        = 2013-12-01
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
** [[Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match]] (1) 2004 <ref name="Mixed BAM Previous Winners">{{cite news
|title=Mixed BAM Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|page=14
|date=2014-07-24
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Reisinger]] (2) 1972, 1986 <ref>{{cite news
|title       = Reisinger Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|page        = 6
|date        = 2013-12-06
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
===Runners-up===
* [[Senior Bowl (bridge)|d'Orsi Senior Bowl]] (1) 2011 <ref name="World Team Championship Winners"/>
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (19)
** [[von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs]] (1) 1987 <ref>{{cite news
|title=von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=6
|date=2014-06-18
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Lebhar IMP Pairs]] (1) 2004 <ref name="Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners"/>
** [[Wernher Open Pairs]] (2) 1973, 1974 <ref name="Wernher Open Pairs Winners"/>
** [[Blue Ribbon Pairs]] (1) 1982 <ref name="Blue Ribbon Winners"/>
** [[Nail Life Master Open Pairs]] (3) 1971, 1972, 1994 <ref>{{cite news
|title=Life Master Open Pairs Winners
|author=
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=4
|date=2013-11-29
|access-date=2014-10-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archive-date=October 21, 2014
}}</ref>
** [[Grand National Teams]] (3) 1977, 1985, 2011 <ref name="GNT Previous Winners"/>
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (2) 1992, 1999 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners"/>
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams]] (2) 1973, 1974 <ref name="Mitchell BAM Winners"/>
** [[Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match]] (1) 1973 <ref name="Mixed BAM Previous Winners"/>
** [[Spingold]] (3) 1979, 1992, 1996 <ref>{{cite news
|title       = Spingold Previous Winners
|author      =
|publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
|url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
|page        = 12
|date        = 2014-07-21
|access-date  = 2014-10-21
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
|archive-date = 2014-10-21
|df          =
}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist |25em |refs=
<ref name=ACBLhof>
[http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/robinson-steve "Robinson, Steve"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310230903/http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/robinson-steve/ |date=2016-03-10 }}. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-26.</ref>
}}
==External links==
* {{ACBLhof|robinson-steve}} – with video interview
* {{WBFpeople}}
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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:American contract bridge players]]
[[Category:University of Maryland, College Park alumni]]
[[Category:People from Arlington County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
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