Magda Julin
Julin at the 1920 Olympics
Other namesMagda Mauroy
Born(1894-07-24)24 July 1894
France
Died21 December 1990(1990-12-21) (aged 96)
Stockholm, Sweden
Figure skating career
CountrySweden
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Singles

Magda Julin (née Mauroy, 24 July 1894 – 21 December 1990) was a Swedish figure skater who competed in ladies' singles.[1] She was the 1920 Olympic champion, a two-time Nordic champion, and a three-time Swedish national champion. She was four months pregnant at the 1920 Olympics.[2][3]

Life and career

Julin was a daughter of the French music producer Edouard Mauroy. The family moved to Sweden when she was 7 years old. She worked as a waitress and later ran a café and then a restaurant until 1971. She was married to the sea captain F. E. Julin, who was 15 years older. She had two sons and spent her last years in a nursing home in Stockholm. At the age of 90, she continued to skate at the public open air ice rink in Kungsträdgården in central Stockholm. She participated in the inauguration of an ice rink in Östersund in autumn 1990.[2][3]

Results

International
Event 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Olympics1st
World Champ.6th
Nordic Champ.1st1st
Nordic Games1st
National
Swedish Champ.1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd1st

References

  1. ↑ "Magda Julin". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Magda Julin. sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 Magda Julin. Swedish Olympic Committee

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