Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.

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[edit] Men's singles

Medal Athlete
Gold Sweden Gillis Grafström (SWE) 7
Silver Norway Andreas Krogh (NOR) 18
Bronze Norway Martin Stixrud (NOR) 24.5

Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals 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.

[edit] Ladies' singles

Medal Athlete
Gold Sweden Magda Julin (SWE) 12
Silver Sweden Svea Norén (SWE) 12.5
Bronze Theresa Weld (USA) 15.5

Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place oridnals. She was three months pregnant at the time.

[edit] Pair skating

Medal Athlete
Gold Finland Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson (FIN) 7
Silver Norway Alexia Bryn & Yngvar Bryn (NOR) 15.5
Bronze United Kingdom Phyllis Johnson & Basil Williams (GBR) 25

Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner.

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