Herbert James Clarke (10 April 1879 – 5 September 1956) was a

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figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who competed in the

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 ...

. He was born in

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. In 1924 he finished tenth in the

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. Clarke was also the president of the

International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...

from 1945 to 1953.

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International Skating Union – Past Presidents
at www.isu.org * 1879 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from London British male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics British sports executives and administrators International Skating Union presidents {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub