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Walter Jakobsson

1882 - 1957

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Walter Andreas Jakobsson (6 February 1882 – 10 June 1957) was a Finnish figure skater, and the oldest figure skating Olympic champion (at age 38). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Jakobsson is the 13th most popular skater (up from 35th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Finland (up from 198th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Walter Jakobsson ranks 13 out of 483. Before him are Karl Schäfer, Hjalmar Andersen, Ivar Ballangrud, Ondrej Nepela, Clas Thunberg, and Sjoukje Dijkstra. After him are Åke Seyffarth, Madge Syers, Fred Anton Maier, Tonya Harding, Dick Button, and Donald Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Walter Jakobsson ranks 129. Before him are Geraldine Farrar, Harry Myers, Otto Weddigen, Ernst Weiss, Paul Anspach, and Auguste Herbin. After him are Maurice Germot, Halil Kut, Aurel Vlaicu, Cai E, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, and Joseph Marx. Among people deceased in 1957, Walter Jakobsson ranks 104. Before him are Umberto Saba, Musidora, Luigi Ganna, Hasui Kawase, Rudolf Weigl, and Irving Baxter. After him are Katie Johnson, Sholem Asch, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Halil Kut, Charles Kay Ogden, and José Linhares.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Walter Jakobsson ranks 117 out of 751. Before him are Elissa Aalto (1922), Renny Harlin (1959), Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873), Kalevi Sorsa (1930), Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), and Mika Kaurismäki (1955). After him are Eemil Nestor Setälä (1864), Sanna Marin (1985), Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Anders Chydenius (1729), and Pentti Linkola (1932).

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Among SKATERS In Finland

Among skaters born in Finland, Walter Jakobsson ranks 2. Before him are Clas Thunberg (1893). After him are Kaija Mustonen (1941), Lassi Parkkinen (1917), Kiira Korpi (1988), and Laura Lepistö (1988).

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