Henning Grenander | |
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Born | Skövde, Sweden | 4 August 1874
Died | 11 March 1958 Torquay, England | (aged 83)
Figure skating career | |
Country | Sweden |
Medal record |
Henning Grenander (4 August 1874 – 11 March 1958) was a Swedish figure skater.
Grenander was born on 4 August 1874 in Skövde, Sweden. He began attending a school in Stockholm when he was 8 and began learning how to skate when he was 11. [1]
He won a silver medal at the 1893 European Figure Skating Championships but the results were declared invalid by ISU over issues with the scoring rules. [2]
In 1898 he moved to London and worked in a Swedish bank. [1] He won the gold medal at the 1898 World Figure Skating Championships [2] and decided to stay in London after the games. He became a Swedish masseur [1] and became involved with the National Skating Association. [2]
He helped plan the 1908 Summer Olympics and was a judge in the men's singles figure skating and men's special figures events. [2]
He died in a nursing home in Torquay, England on 11 March 1958. [1]
Event | 1893 | 1898 |
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World Championships | 1st | |
European Championships | 2nd |
Henning Grenander | |
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Born | Skövde, Sweden | 4 August 1874
Died | 11 March 1958 Torquay, England | (aged 83)
Figure skating career | |
Country | Sweden |
Medal record |
Henning Grenander (4 August 1874 – 11 March 1958) was a Swedish figure skater.
Grenander was born on 4 August 1874 in Skövde, Sweden. He began attending a school in Stockholm when he was 8 and began learning how to skate when he was 11. [1]
He won a silver medal at the 1893 European Figure Skating Championships but the results were declared invalid by ISU over issues with the scoring rules. [2]
In 1898 he moved to London and worked in a Swedish bank. [1] He won the gold medal at the 1898 World Figure Skating Championships [2] and decided to stay in London after the games. He became a Swedish masseur [1] and became involved with the National Skating Association. [2]
He helped plan the 1908 Summer Olympics and was a judge in the men's singles figure skating and men's special figures events. [2]
He died in a nursing home in Torquay, England on 11 March 1958. [1]
Event | 1893 | 1898 |
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World Championships | 1st | |
European Championships | 2nd |