Laurence Jackson (16 September 1900 in
Carnwath
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South Lanarkshire
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– 27 July 1984 in
Biggar, South Lanarkshire
Biggar ( gd, Bigear ) is a town and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest towns are Lanark and Peebles.
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) was a
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curler. He was part of the
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
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team that won the first
Olympic Gold medal
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in curling at the
inaugural Winter Olympics
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in
Chamonix
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France
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, in 1924.
He was the son of fellow gold-medalist
Willie Jackson.
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Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that ...
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1900 births
1984 deaths
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Olympic medalists in curling
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