1893 - 1938
Gillis Grafström Swedish Skating
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Gillis Grafström was previously married to Cécile von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1938).
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Swedish Skater Gillis Grafström was born Gillis Emanuel Grafström on 7th June, 1893 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden and passed away on 14th Apr 1938 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany aged 44. He is most remembered for Olympic champion, World champion, Nordic champion; Grafström-pirouette, flying sit spin. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Gillis Grafström is a member of the following lists: 1893 births, People from Stockholm and Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
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| First Name |
Gillis
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| Middle Name |
Emanuel
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| Last Name |
Grafström
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| Full Name at Birth |
Gillis Emanuel Grafström
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| Alternative Name |
Gillis Grafstrom
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| Birthday |
7th June, 1893
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| Birthplace |
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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| Died |
14th April, 1938
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| Place of Death |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
Swedish
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| University |
Technical University of Berlin, Germany (-1918)
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| Occupation Text |
Figure Skater, Skating Coach, Architect, Interior Designer, Writer, Painter, Graphic Artist, Etcher, Art Collector
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| Occupation |
Skating
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| Claim to Fame |
Olympic champion, World champion, Nordic champion; Grafström-pirouette, flying sit spin
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| Father |
Claes August Grafström
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| Mother |
Anna Charlotta Börjesson
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Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. 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). He and Eddie Eagan are the only athletes to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Grafström 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. He is one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions.
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