Jacques Favart
French figure skater
Jacques Favart | |
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Full name | Jacques Jean Fernand Favart |
Born | (1920-07-30)30 July 1920 Paris |
Died | 27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 60) Le Chesnay |
Figure skating career | |
Country | France |
Partner | Denise Favart |
Jacques Favart (30 July 1920 – 27 September 1980) was a French sports official and figure skater.
He won the French Figure Skating Championships in men's singles in 1942. As a pair skater, he competed with his wife Denise Favart from 1946 to 1950. They placed 14th at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
He served as president of the International Skating Union from 1967 to 1980, and of Fédération Française des Sports de Glace from 1968 to 1969.
He was inaugurated in the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1993.
Competitive highlights
Single skating
Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1942 |
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French Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
Pair skating
(with Denise Favart)
Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 14th | ||||
World Championships | 10th | WD | 10th | 12th | |
European Championships | 8th | ||||
French Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD |
- WD = Withdrawn
References
- ISU statistics
- various news papers
- Magazin Patinage artistique
External links
- International Skating Union – Past Presidents at www.isu.org
- Jacques Favart at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Ernst Labin | President of the International Skating Union 1967–1980 | Succeeded by Olaf Poulsen |
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- 1908–1911: Louis Magnus
- 1912: L. Trugard
- 1913: Francis Pigueron
- 1914: José Carvajal
- 1920–1923: Francis Pigueron
- 1924–1925: Pierre Brunet
- 1927–1931: Pierre Brunet
- 1932–1939: Jean Henrion
- 1942: Jacques Favart
- 1946: Paul Gaudin
- 1947–1948: Guy Pigier
- 1949–1950: Tony Font
- 1951–1957: Alain Giletti
- 1958: Alain Calmat
- 1959–1961: Alain Giletti
- 1962–1965: Alain Calmat
- 1966–1972: Patrick Péra
- 1973: Jacques Mrozek
- 1974–1975: Didier Gailhaguet
- 1976–1977: Jean-Christophe Simond
- 1978: Gilles Beyer
- 1979–1984: Jean-Christophe Simond
- 1985: Fernand Fédronic
- 1986: Laurent Depouilly
- 1987: Philippe Roncoli
- 1988: Frédéric Lipka
- 1989: Axel Médéric
- 1990–1993: Éric Millot
- 1994–1997: Philippe Candeloro
- 1998: Thierry Cerez
- 1999: Laurent Tobel
- 2000–2001: Stanick Jeannette
- 2002: Gabriel Monnier
- 2003–2008: Brian Joubert
- 2009: Yannick Ponsero
- 2010: Florent Amodio
- 2011–2012: Brian Joubert
- 2013–2015: Florent Amodio
- 2016: Chafik Besseghier
- 2017: Kévin Aymoz
- 2018: Chafik Besseghier
- 2019–2022: Kévin Aymoz
- 2023–2024: Adam Siao Him Fa
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