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Irving Jaffee

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Speed skater (1906-1981)

United StatesLived 1906 to 1981 · aged 74
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Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea. It was the first time two Americans had won medals in speed skating at a Winter Olympics.

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1928 newspaper clipping that mentions the IOC awarding Jaffee as the winner, which was later reversed by the International Skating Union1928 newspaper clipping that mentions the IOC awarding Jaffee as the winner, which was later reversed by the International Skating Union

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1981 · aged 74
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