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Walter Jakobsson

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Finnish figure skater (1882-1957)

Lived 1882 to 1957 · aged 75
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Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater, and the oldest figure skating Olympic champion. As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911. In 1910, he partnered with German figure skater Ludowika Eilers.

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1936Knight 1st class of the Order of Vasa

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Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater, and the oldest figure skating Olympic champion. As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911. In 1910, he partnered with German figure skater Ludowika Eilers. As pairs skaters, they won the World Championship in 1911, 1914, and 1923, and the Olympic gold in 1920. They finished second at the 1924 Olympics and fifth in 1928.

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Lived 1882 to 1957 · aged 75
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