- Ulrich Salchow
Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (
August 7 ,1877 –April 19 ,1949 ) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century.Salchow won the
World Figure Skating Championships no fewer than ten times, from 1901 to 1905, and from 1907 to 1911. This is still a record, which he shares withSonja Henie , who also won 10 titles in the 1920s and 1930s. In addition, Salchow placed second in the World Championships three times and won the European Championships nine times (1898-1900, 1904, 1906-1907, 1909-1910, 1913). When figure skating was first contested at theSummer Olympic Games in London (1908), Salchow also won the title with ease.In 1909, Ulrich Salchow first landed a jump in competition in which he took off on the back inside edge, and landed on the back outside edge of his other foot. This jump is now known as the
salchow jump in his honor.After his competitive days, Salchow remained active in the sport, and was president of the
International Skating Union (ISU) from 1925 to 1937.Ulrich Salchow was married to the
dentist Dr. Anne-Elisabeth Salchow.Salchow died in
Stockholm at the age of 71 and was interred there atNorra begravningsplatsen .ee also
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NAME=Salchow, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Salchow, Karl Emil Julius Ulrich
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Swedish figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH=August 7 ,1877
PLACE OF BIRTH=Copenhagen ,Denmark
DATE OF DEATH=April 19 ,1949
PLACE OF DEATH=Stockholm ,Sweden
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