Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold...
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Swedish radio and television presenter Gillis Grafström (1893–1938), Swedish figure skater Thyra Grafström (1864-1925), Swedish textile artist This...
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Gillis Grafström and Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko have each won four medals. The only skaters with three consecutive titles are Grafström in...
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2012–2013). Plushenko's four Olympic medals once tied with Sweden's Gillis Grafström's record for most Olympic medals in figure skating, which has since...
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been included on the programme at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Gillis Grafström successfully defended his 1920 title. At the 1924 Winter Olympics,...
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to take gold at the following three Winter Olympics. Figure skater Gillis Grafström of Sweden became the first athlete to successfully defend his Summer...
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Stockholm Gillis Grafström Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl 1923 Vienna Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl Gösta Sandahl 1924 Manchester Gillis Grafström Willy Böckl...
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figure skating competition took place at the Ice Palace of Antwerp. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals...
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Olympics. Eddie Eagan and Gillis Grafström were the only two athletes to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Grafström has the further distinction...
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Prevention (2007), p. 13 'My Sergei' Region 1 DVD (1999) ASIN#:B00000I208 "Gillis Grafström, Dick Button top figure skating Thrill List - Brian Cazeneuve - SI...
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Armand Călinescu, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1939) June 7 – Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater (d. 1938) June 10 – Hattie McDaniel, actress...
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figure skating and, although finishing last, became popular with fans. Gillis Grafström of Sweden defended his 1920 gold medal in men's figure skating, becoming...
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1890) April 12 – Feodor Chaliapin, Soviet bass (b. 1873) April 14 – Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater (b. 1893) April 15 – César Vallejo, Peruvian...
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1932 and in 1936, and her world titles annually until 1936. Henie and Gillis Grafström from Sweden are the only skaters to win three Olympic gold medals in...
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the third male figure skater to win two Olympic gold medals after Gillis Grafström and Karl Schäfer. He was the last man to defend his Olympic title in...
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Flemish painter Gillis d'Hondecoeter ((c. 1575-1580–1638), Dutch painter Gillis Hooftman (1521–1581), Dutch merchant Gillis Grafström (1893–1938), Swedish...
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two competitors to win gold in both Olympic seasons (the other being Gillis Grafström whose only summer gold was in figure skating). In 1927 Eagan married...
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1958) 1892 – Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1975) 1893 – Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (d. 1938) 1894 – Alexander P....
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Plushenko (RUS) tied the record of four Olympic figure skating medals (Gillis Grafström won four in the early years of the sport, in 1920–1932). Yulia Lipnitskaya...
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Flodenberg 1916–17 Gillis Grafström Harry Flodenberg Lars Grafström 1917–18 Gillis Grafström Wiktor Winberg Thore Mothander 1918–19 Gillis Grafström Wiktor Winberg...
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individual events, so no relays or team events count for this section. Gillis Grafström became the first person to win a medal in the same event in Summer...
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Daniel Norling Frank Martin 1920 Antwerp Equestrian Team jumping Gold Gillis Grafström 1920 Antwerp Figure skating Men's singles Gold Magda Julin 1920 Antwerp...
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Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1882) 1938 – Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (b. 1893) 1943 – Yakov Dzhugashvili...
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3 1 0 4 Dawn Fraser Australia Swimming 1956–1964 Summer F 3 1 0 4 Gillis Grafström Sweden Figure skating 1920–1932 Both M 3 1 0 4 Michael Gross West...
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Peter Gentzel - handball player Thomas Gradin - ice hockey player Gillis Grafström - figure skater Anders Graneheim - bodybuilder Gunnar Gren - football...
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3 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 1500 m 2006–2022 3 1 1 5 5 Gillis Grafström[a] Sweden Figure skating Individual 1920–1932 3 1 0 4 6 Sven Kramer...
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championships are not contested 1920 Summer Olympics Men's individual – Gillis Grafström (Sweden) Women's individual – Magda Mauroy-Julin (Sweden) Pairs – Ludowika...
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Virtue (CAN) (3–2–0) Scott Moir (CAN) (3–2–0) Tessa Virtue (CAN) (3–2–0) Gillis Grafström (SWE) (3–1–0) Sonja Henie (NOR) (3–0–0) Irina Rodnina (URS) (3–0–0)...
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previously been held in 1908. Nine skaters from six nations competed. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals...
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Japanese athlete Yuzuru Hanyu became the fourth male figure skater (after Gillis Grafström, Karl Schäfer, and Dick Button) to win two consecutive Olympic gold...
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