Georg Sanders

Georg Sanders
Sanders performing a figure in 1901
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1896 Saint PetersburgMen's singles

Georg Sanders (Russian: Георгий Фёдорович Сандерс) was a Russian figure skater and the first bronze medalist at the World Championships.

Career

Sanders, an American living in Russia, won the bronze medal in men's single skating at the first World Figure Skating Championships, held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg.

He did not compete in any other competitions held by the International Skating Union. He was primarily known for his special figures and wrote a chapter about the subject in Irving Brokaw's 1910 book, The Art of Skating.

Competitive highlights

Event 1896
World Figure Skating Championships3rd

References

  1. ↑ Hines, James R. (2015). Figure skating in the formative years: singles, pairs, and the expanding role of women. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.
  2. ↑ Brockaw, Irving (1915). The Art of Skating. New York: American Sports Publishing. p. 108.
  3. ↑ Коллектив авторов (10 December 2006). Спорт. Мировые достижения. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 364–. ISBN 978-5-373-00814-3.
  4. ↑ Инна Ивановна Слобожан; Лилия Борисовна Добринская (1975). Белые ночи. Лениздат.
  5. ↑ "Катание по рекомендации". Nevskiy Sport. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical dictionary of figure skating. Historical dictionaries of sports. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.