Donald Jackson (figure skater)
| Donald Jackson | |
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| Full name | Donald George Jackson |
| Born | April 2, 1940 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's figure skating | ||
Representing  Canada
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1960 Squaw Valley | Singles |
Donald George Jackson, CM OOnt (born April 2, 1940 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian figure skater. He captured four Canadian titles and a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics. At the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he landed the first triple lutz jump in international competition and won the competition.[1] [2]
Jackson was coached by Pierre Brunet in New York City, where he lived with the family of 1960 Olympic Champion Carol Heiss.[3]
In 1997, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2012 he was made a member of the Order of Ontario.[4]
Jackson is the former director of skating and was also a coach at the Minto Skating Club in Ottawa, Ontario.[5]
Results
| Event | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 3rd | ||||||
| World Championships | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | ccd | 1st | |
| North American Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ "Skate Canada History". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ World Figure Skating Championship in Prague
- ^ "Tragic Crash Shocks Officials Here", The Ottawa Citizen, Feb 14 1961
- ^ "27 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour".
- ^ "Minto Skating Club: Coaches". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
External links
- Watch King of Blades, a 1965 National Film Board of Canada short film on Donald Jackson
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