Magda Julin
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Singles | |
Magda Julin born Mauroy, (July 24, 1894 in France - December 21, 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish figure skater and 1920 Olympic champion in the ladies' singles event.
Julin was a daughter of the French music producer Edouard Mauroy. The family moved to Sweden when Julin was 7 years old. She only participated once in World Championships and came in at 6th place. She was 3 months pregnant when she competed at the 1920 Winter Olympics. She also won the Swedish championships three times and twice at the Nordic Championships.
Magda Julin had two sons and spent her last years of life in an old age pensionare home in Stockholm.
She was invited to participate in an inauguration of an ice rink in Oestersund/Sweden in autumn 1990.
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- 1920 – 1st place
- 1913 – 6th place
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1908: Madge Syers-Cave | 1920: Magda Julin | 1924: Herma Szabo | 1928: Sonja Henie | 1932: Sonja Henie | 1936: Sonja Henie | 1948: Barbara Ann Scott | 1952: Jeannette Altwegg | 1956: Tenley Albright | 1960: Carol Heiss | 1964: Sjoukje Dijkstra | 1968: Peggy Fleming | 1972: Beatrix Schuba | 1976: Dorothy Hamill | 1980: Anett Pötzsch | 1984: Katarina Witt | 1988: Katarina Witt | 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi | 1994: Oksana Baiul | 1998: Tara Lipinski | 2002: Sarah Hughes | 2006: Shizuka Arakawa |
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| NAME | Julin, Magda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mauroy, Magda |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Swedish figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1990 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Stockholm, Sweden |