Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Pairs

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Pairs figure skating
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Palais de Glace d'Anvers
Date26 April 1920
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Alexia Bryn / Yngvar Bryn
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Phyllis Johnson / Basil Williams
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1908
1924  

The pair skating event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the pair skating event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908. Eight pairs from six nations competed. Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson had captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner. [1]

Results

RankNameNationPlaces
1 Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.0
2 Alexia Bryn / Yngvar Bryn Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 15.5
3 Phyllis Johnson / Basil Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 25.0
4 Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 28.5
5 Ethel Muckelt / Sydney Wallwork Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 34.0
6 Georgette Herbos / Georges Wagemans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41.5
7 Simone Sabouret / Charles Sabouret Flag of France.svg  France 45.5
8 Madeleine Beaumont / Kenneth Beaumont Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 55.0

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References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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