David Santee

David Santee

Santee in 2011
Personal information
Full name	David Neil Santee
Born	(1957-07-22) July 22, 1957 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Chicago FSC
Retired	1982
Medal record Figure skating: Men's singles Representing United States World Championships 1981 Hartford Men's singles

David Neil Santee (born July 22, 1957 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American former competitive figure skater. He finished fourth in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, and is the 1981 World silver medalist and an eight-time U.S. national medalist. He competed at the Winter Olympics twice.

His younger brother James Santee was also an elite-level skater.

David was inducted to both the U.S. Figure Skating and ISI Hall of Fame in 2015. He achieved the PSA Master Coach's rating in 2017.

Santee is an ISU Technical Specialist. He also works as a coach. He coached Agnes Zawadzki for seven years as a child and again since June 2011. He is currently the Director of Skating at the Oakton Ice Arena in his hometown of Park Ridge, Illinois. He has served on the ISI Board of Directors as the Instructors Rep for many years and is ISI's representative to the US Figure Skating Board of Directors.

He has two sons.

Results

International
Event	69–70	70–71	71–72	72–73	73–74	74–75	75–76	76–77	77–78	78–79	79–80	80–81	81–82
Olympics							6th				4th
Worlds							5th	4th	6th	8th	4th	2nd	8th
Skate Canada									3rd				3rd
NHK Trophy											3rd
Nebelhorn						1st
Prague Skate					2nd
St. Gervais						1st
National
U.S. Champ.	3rd N	1st J	8th	3rd	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior