Gillis Grafström

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. Grafström 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.

Gillis Grafström
Gillis Grafström in 1924
Full nameGillis Emanuel Grafström
Born(1893-06-07)7 June 1893
Stockholm, Sweden
Died14 April 1938(1938-04-14) (aged 44)
Potsdam, Germany
Medal record
Men's Figure skating
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1920 Antwerp Men's singles
1924 Chamonix Men's singles
1928 St. Moritz Men's singles
1932 Lake Placid Men's singles
World Championships
1922 StockholmMen's singles
1924 StockholmMen's singles
1929 LondonMen's singles
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