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Florence Madge Cave Syers
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(1881-1971)
| The first woman figure skating champion, she won the first Olympic gold medal for women's figure skating (1908). In 1902, she came in second in an international figure-skating competition
which had not thought to exclude women. The organizers did then ban female athletes
from entering the competition, and three years later they added a separate women's event.
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Florence Syers
1908 Olympics
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress |
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About Florence Madge Cave Syers
- Categories: Olympic figure skating gold medal
- Places: Great Britain
- Period: 20th century
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