Charles Jewtraw (May 5, 1900 – January 26, 1996) was an American
speed skater
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, who won the first gold medal (in the
500 m) at the first
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
in 1924; he finished eighth in the
1500 m
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and 13th in the
5000 m events. Jewtraw won national titles in 1921 and 1923 and held the national record in 100 yards at 9.4 seconds. After the 1924 Games he retired from competitions and moved to New York, where he became a representative for the
Spalding Sporting Goods Company.
Jewtraw moved to Palm Beach, Florida, where he died in January 1996 at 95 years of age.
He was married to Natalie, who died in November 1994.
Jewtraw's gold medal is now located in the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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References
External links
Charles Jewtraw at SkateResults.com
*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, France ...
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1900 births
1996 deaths
American male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in speed skating
People from Clinton County, New York
People from Lake Placid, New York