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Figure Skating At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Pairs
The pair skating event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the pair skating event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908. Eight pairs from six nations competed. Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson had captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner. Results Referee: * Victor Lundquist Judges: * Louis Magnus * Knut Ørn Meinich * Eudore Lamborelle * Herbert Yglesias * Alfred Mégroz * August Anderberg * Sakari Ilmanen Sakari Ilmanen (3 November 1880 – 16 February 1968) was a Finnish figure skater. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zome ... References Sources * * Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 in figure skating 1920 Mixed events at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais De Glace D'Anvers
The Palais de Glace d'Anvers (Ijspaleis Antwerpen) was a sports venue located in Antwerp, Belgium. Measuring long by wide, it hosted both the Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics, figure skating and Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, ice hockey events for the 1920 Summer Olympics. The building was demolished in 2016. Later the building was converted for commercial purposes. It served, among other things, as a Renault garage, as a storage place for the vehicles of the Antwerp Taxi Maatschappij and as a parking garage under the name ''Garage Leopold''. In 2016, the building was demolished for the construction of new apartment buildings. With it, one of the last physical relics of the 1920 Olympics disappeared. ReferencesMTRMedia.com History of Olympic ice hockey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Wagemans
Georges Wagemans (8 November 1880 – 3 January 1966) was a Belgian figure skater. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, Franc ... along with Georgette Herbos. References 1881 births 1966 deaths Belgian male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Belgium Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics {{Belgium-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1920 Summer Olympics
Three figure skating events were contested at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, but they were held in April 1920, four months before most of the other Olympic events at the 1920 Games. The figure skating competition took place at the Ice Palace of Antwerp. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's single event in 1920. 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth. At age 44, bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event. Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women's singles, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals. She was three months pregnant at the time. Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson from the UK had captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 26 figure skaters, 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakari Ilmanen
Sakari Ilmanen (3 November 1880 – 16 February 1968) was a Finnish Figure skating, figure skater. He competed in the Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, men's singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1880 births 1968 deaths Finnish male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Finland Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Loppi Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme {{Finland-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Anderberg
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (708 AUC), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Mégroz
Alfred Mégroz (1883 – 30 June 1956) was a Swiss figure skater. He competed in the singles at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ... and finished eighth. References 1883 births 1956 deaths Olympic figure skaters for Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swiss male single skaters {{Switzerland-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Yglesias
Henry Yglesias (14 May 1867 – 20 August 1949) was a British figure skater. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Along with fellow skater Edgar Syers, Yglesias lobbied for the adoption of the international style of skating to become the standard in England. They requested that the International Skating Union hold the third edition of the World Championships in London in 1898. Yglesias was part of the National Skating Association for more than 40 years, becoming a leading judge in skating. He also became a solicitor, and was a partner in the firm Lewis & Yglesias. For the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ..., he was part of the organization of the skating events. In 1914, he wrote the book ''Figure Skating''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudore Lamborelle
In Greek mythology, Eudora or Eudore (Ancient Greek: Εὐδώρη means 'early' or 'leading' or 'she of good gifts') was a name given to three nymphs: * Eudora, one of 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. * Eudora, the Nereid of sailing and a good fish-catch. She was one of the 50 sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. * Eudora, called "long-robed" in a Hesiodic fragment, was one of the Hyades, the nymphs associated with the configuration of stars known as the Hyades. She was the sister of Aesyle ( Phaisyle) and Ambrosia, Polyxo and Coronis, and Cleeia and Phaeo. They were called the daughters of the Titan Atlas by either the Oceanids Aethra or Pleione, or of Hyas and Boeotia.Hyginus, ''De'' ''Astronomica'' 2.21.4 with Alexander as the authority Notes References * Bane, Theresa, ''Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology'', McFarland, 2013. . * Apollodorus, ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Ørn Meinich
Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which comes from the Latin version Canutus, and in Finland, the name Nuutti is based on the name Knut. The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot". It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. People * Harthaknut I of Denmark (Knut I, Danish: Hardeknud) (b. c. 890), king of Denmark *Knut the Great (Knut II, Danish: Knud den Store or Knud II) (d. 1035), Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway **Subject of the apocryphal King Canute and the waves *Harthaknut (Knut III, Danish: Hardeknud or Knud III) (d. 1042), king of Denmark and England *Saint Knud IV of Denmark (Danish: Knud IV), king of Denmark (r. 1080–1086) and martyr *Knud La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Magnus
Louis Magnus (25 May 1881 in Kingston, Jamaica – 1 November 1950) was a Jamaican-French competitive figure skater, representing France, and an ice hockey executive. He is considered as the builder of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. Career Born in Jamaica, Magnus moved to France in 1889. Magnus competed as a figure skater in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating in France. He was the 1908–1911 French national champion in singles, and the 1912 national champion in pairs with partner Anita Del Monte. He worked as a figure skating judge for France at many international events. A member of the group that founded the IIHF, he served as its inaugural president from 1908 to 1912, and again in 1914. He wrote ''Les sports d'hiver'' with Renaud de la Fregeolière in 1911. In 1997, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. The French ice hockey league, the Ligue Magnus The Ligue Magnus, currently kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Lundquist
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Beaumont (figure Skater)
Major Kenneth Macdonald Beaumont CBE DSO (10 February 1884 – 24 April 1965) was a British lawyer, Air Service Corps officer, and figure skater. He made a major contribution to the development of international aviation law. Early life Beaumont was born in Blackheath, London. He served in the Army Service Corps in the First World War, reaching the rank of Major and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918 for his services during the capture of Jerusalem. His family motto was: "Certum pete finem" (Seek a clear objective) Aviation law After becoming a joint partner in 1911 of the London-based legal practice, Beaumont and Son, (originally formed as a family practice by his grandfather in 1836) Major Beaumont turned the practice's focus to aviation law following an Imperial Airways accident in 1924. He was one of the three original legal advisers on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) (although it was then called the International Air Traffic Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
