In 1914, Grafstrom competed at the last World Championships before the first world war.[4] After the war, Grafström won the Olympic gold medal three successive times (1920, 1924 and 1928) and the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[5] He remains the only male figure skater to have won three Olympic gold medals (Sonja Henie and Irina Rodnina are other three-time Olympic Champions), and with his silver medal in 1932, is the most successful figure skater in Olympic history. He competed in and won three World Championships in 1922, 1924, 1929, competing only intermittently between editions of Olympic Games.
At his first Olympics in Antwerp one of his skates broke and he had to go to town to buy a new pair. Unfortunately only curly-toed skates were available.[6] Despite this, he was still able to win. As of the 2022 Olympics, he remains the only male singles skater to win three individual gold medals in figure skating.
At his last Olympics in 1932 in Lake Placid, he collided with a photographer on the ice and still managed to place second.[1] He later coached Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie.[7]
Grafström was one of the best skaters ever in compulsory figures.[8] He also invented the Grafström-pirouette (on the back outside edge of the blade) and the flying sit spin. He skated very elegantly and was famous for his interpretation of music.[1]
From 1925 to his death he lived in Potsdam, Germany. He trained on the Bornstedter See (Bornstedt Lake) when it was frozen or in Berlin on the artificial ice rink at the Volkspark Friedrichshain. Grafström studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin (Technische Hochschule Berlin) and worked later as an architect. He collected graphics, paintings and sculptures about skating. This collection was continued by his wife Cecilie Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1898–1995). Today this collection belongs to the World Figure Skating Museum in Colorado Springs in the United States.[4] Grafström was also a writer and an etcher.[6]
Grafström died in 1938 in Potsdam, Germany, at the age of 44, of blood poisoning.[1]
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^Künzle-Watson, Karin; DeArmond, Stephen J. (1996). Ice Skating: Steps to Success. Steps to Success. Vol. 1. Human Kinetics. p. 113. ISBN978-0-87322-669-1. To this day, there are two individuals considered the best at this art: Gillis Grafström of Sweden, who was the men's Olympic champion in 1920, 1923, and 1928, and Beatrix "Trixi" Schuba of Austria, who was the women's Olympic champion in 1972.
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Gillis Emanuel Grafstrom 7 June 1893 14 April 1938 was a Swedish figure skater He was born in Stockholm Sweden 1 He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men s Figure Skating 1920 1924 1928 as well as an Olympic silver medal in the same event in 1932 and three World Championships 1922 1924 1929 2 He and Eddie Eagan are the only athletes to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games Grafstrom has the further distinction of being the only person to have won an individual gold medal in both the Summer 1920 and Winter Olympics 1924 1928 although Eagan remains the only one to have managed the feat in different disciplines Grafstrom is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games 3 He is one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions Gillis GrafstromGillis Grafstrom in 1924Personal informationFull nameGillis Emanuel GrafstromBorn 1893 06 07 7 June 1893Stockholm SwedenDied14 April 1938 1938 04 14 aged 44 Potsdam GermanyMedal record Men s Figure skatingRepresenting SwedenOlympic Games1920 Antwerp Men s singles1924 Chamonix Men s singles1928 St Moritz Men s singles1932 Lake Placid Men s singlesWorld Championships1922 Stockholm Men s singles1924 Stockholm Men s singles1929 London Men s singles Contents 1 Biography 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditIn 1914 Grafstrom competed at the last World Championships before the first world war 4 After the war Grafstrom won the Olympic gold medal three successive times 1920 1924 and 1928 and the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics 5 He remains the only male figure skater to have won three Olympic gold medals Sonja Henie and Irina Rodnina are other three time Olympic Champions and with his silver medal in 1932 is the most successful figure skater in Olympic history He competed in and won three World Championships in 1922 1924 1929 competing only intermittently between editions of Olympic Games At his first Olympics in Antwerp one of his skates broke and he had to go to town to buy a new pair Unfortunately only curly toed skates were available 6 Despite this he was still able to win As of the 2022 Olympics he remains the only male singles skater to win three individual gold medals in figure skating At his last Olympics in 1932 in Lake Placid he collided with a photographer on the ice and still managed to place second 1 He later coached Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie 7 Grafstrom was one of the best skaters ever in compulsory figures 8 He also invented the Grafstrom pirouette on the back outside edge of the blade and the flying sit spin He skated very elegantly and was famous for his interpretation of music 1 From 1925 to his death he lived in Potsdam Germany He trained on the Bornstedter See Bornstedt Lake when it was frozen or in Berlin on the artificial ice rink at the Volkspark Friedrichshain Grafstrom studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin Technische Hochschule Berlin and worked later as an architect He collected graphics paintings and sculptures about skating This collection was continued by his wife Cecilie Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1898 1995 Today this collection belongs to the World Figure Skating Museum in Colorado Springs in the United States 4 Grafstrom was also a writer and an etcher 6 Grafstrom died in 1938 in Potsdam Germany at the age of 44 of blood poisoning 1 Today there is a street in Potsdam named after him In 1976 he was admitted to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame 9 Additionally Grafstrom won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1929 Shared with Sven Utterstrom Results EditEvent 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932Summer Olympics 1stWinter Olympics 1st 1st 2ndWorld Championships 7th 1st 1st 1stNordic Championships 1stSwedish Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1stSee also EditList of Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships List of Olympians who won medals in the Summer and Winter GamesReferences Edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Gillis Grafstrom Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 January 2011 Gillis Grafstrom Olympedia Retrieved 13 August 2021 Gall Jonnie 18 December 2013 Who s competed in the summer and winter Olympics GrindTV Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 18 February 2014 a b Hines James R 2006 Figure skating a history University of Illinois Press p 105 ISBN 978 0 252 07286 4 OCLC 59149288 Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating Results PDF International Skating Union Archived from the original PDF on 13 May 2013 Retrieved 24 January 2011 a b Smith Beverley 1994 Figure skating a celebration McClelland amp Stewart pp 19 20 ISBN 978 0 7710 2819 9 OCLC 30974224 Gillis Grafstrom Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 28 January 2021 Kunzle Watson Karin DeArmond Stephen J 1996 Ice Skating Steps to Success Steps to Success Vol 1 Human Kinetics p 113 ISBN 978 0 87322 669 1 To this day there are two individuals considered the best at this art Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden who was the men s Olympic champion in 1920 1923 and 1928 and Beatrix Trixi Schuba of Austria who was the women s Olympic champion in 1972 Hall of Fame Members World Figure Skating Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 9 July 2011 Retrieved 24 January 2011 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gillis Grafstrom Gillis Grafstrom at the International Olympic CommitteePreceded byPer Erik Hedlund Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Sven Utterstrom1929 Succeeded byJohan Richthoff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gillis Grafstrom amp oldid 1114359627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
