Henry Yglesias (14 May 1867 – 20 August 1949) was a British

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 ...

. He competed in the men's singles event at 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 ...

. Along with fellow skater

Edgar Syers Edgar Morris Wood Syers (18 March 1863 – 16 February 1946) was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with h ...

, Yglesias lobbied for the adoption of the international style of skating to become the standard in England. They requested that 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 ...

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

, he was part of the organization of the skating events. In 1914, he wrote the book ''Figure Skating''.

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* 1867 births 1949 deaths British male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brighton {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub