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Irving Jaffee

1906 - 1981

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Irving Warren Jaffee (September 15, 1906 in New York City – March 20, 1981 in San Diego, California) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Jaffee is the 81st most popular skater (up from 160th in 2019), the 7,879th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,788th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Irving Jaffee ranks 81 out of 483. Before him are Kaija Mustonen, Hans Gerschwiler, Finn Helgesen, Lilly Scholz, Edgar Syers, and Alena Vrzáňová. After him are Bernt Evensen, Marika Kilius, Nikolai Panin, Sergei Grinkov, Wolfgang Schwarz, and Felix Kaspar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Irving Jaffee ranks 324. Before him are Nils Skoglund, Carl Benjamin Boyer, Iosif Czako, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Thelma Todd, and Abdylas Maldybaev. After him are Jean Dréville, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Bengt Edlén, Gustav Schäfer, Márton Homonnai, and Alberto Denegri. Among people deceased in 1981, Irving Jaffee ranks 202. Before him are José María Minella, Crisant Bosch, Wilfried Puis, Gregory Breit, Sergio Amidei, and Ruby Payne-Scott. After him are Durgabai Deshmukh, Tadeusz Baird, Paul Bontemps, Karl Struss, Roy Cochran, and László Raffinsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irving Jaffee ranks 7,881 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernie Terrell (1939), Stephen Sommers (1962), A Martinez (1948), Walton Goggins (1971), DeLisle Stewart (1870), and Landon Donovan (1982). After him are Abel P. Upshur (1790), Bob Weinstein (1954), David R. Ellis (1952), Jay Gould (1836), William Lombardy (1937), and Marcus Hurley (1883).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Irving Jaffee ranks 7. Before him are Tonya Harding (1970), Dick Button (1929), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Eric Heiden (1958), Tony Hawk (1968), and Ken Henry (1929). After him are Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), David Jenkins (1936), Terry McDermott (1940), and Beatrix Loughran (1900).

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