Along with fellow skater Edgar Syers, Yglesias lobbied for the adoption of the international style of skating to become the standard in England. They requested that the International Skating Union hold the third edition of the World Championships in London in 1898.[2]
Yglesias was part of the National Skating Association for more than 40 years, becoming a leading judge in skating.[1] He also became a solicitor, and was a partner in the firm Lewis & Yglesias.[1] For the 1908 Summer Olympics, he was part of the organization of the skating events.[1] In 1914, he wrote the book Figure Skating.[1][3]
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^ abcde"Henry Yglesias". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^Adams, Mary Louise (1 January 2011). Artistic Impressions: Figure Skating, Masculinity, and the Limits of Sport. University of Toronto Press. ISBN9781442643185 – via Google Books.
^"Figure Skating Archive, 1898-1933". Bonhams. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
henry, yglesias, 1867, august, 1949, british, figure, skater, competed, singles, event, 1908, summer, olympics, personal, informationnationalitybritishborn, 1867, 1867brighton, englanddied20, august, 1949, 1949, aged, wandsworth, englandsportsportfigure, skati. Henry Yglesias 14 May 1867 20 August 1949 was a British figure skater He competed in the men s singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics 1 Henry YglesiasPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1867 05 14 14 May 1867Brighton EnglandDied20 August 1949 1949 08 20 aged 82 Wandsworth EnglandSportSportFigure skatingAlong with fellow skater Edgar Syers Yglesias lobbied for the adoption of the international style of skating to become the standard in England They requested that the International Skating Union hold the third edition of the World Championships in London in 1898 2 Yglesias was part of the National Skating Association for more than 40 years becoming a leading judge in skating 1 He also became a solicitor and was a partner in the firm Lewis amp Yglesias 1 For the 1908 Summer Olympics he was part of the organization of the skating events 1 In 1914 he wrote the book Figure Skating 1 3 References edit a b c d e Henry Yglesias Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Adams Mary Louise 1 January 2011 Artistic Impressions Figure Skating Masculinity and the Limits of Sport University of Toronto Press ISBN 9781442643185 via Google Books Figure Skating Archive 1898 1933 Bonhams Retrieved 26 April 2022 External links editHerbert Yglesias at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This article about a British figure skater is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Yglesias amp oldid 1156671503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
