Walter Byron | |||
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![]() Walter Byron at the
1920 Olympics. | |||
Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | September 2, 1894||
Died |
December 22, 1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 77)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Right | ||
Played for | Winnipeg Falcons | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1914–1932 | ||
Medal record |
Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson; [1] September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. [2] He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir. [3] [1]
Walter Byron | |||
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![]() Walter Byron at the
1920 Olympics. | |||
Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | September 2, 1894||
Died |
December 22, 1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 77)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Right | ||
Played for | Winnipeg Falcons | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1914–1932 | ||
Medal record |
Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson; [1] September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. [2] He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir. [3] [1]