Jacques Favart (30 July 1920 – 27 September 1980) was a French sports official and figure skater.
Jacques Favart | |
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Full name | Jacques Jean Fernand Favart |
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Born | (1920-07-30)30 July 1920 Paris |
Died | 27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 60) Le Chesnay |
Partner | Denise Favart |
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.
Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1942 |
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French Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
(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 |
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Preceded by Ernst Labin |
President of the International Skating Union 1967–1980 |
Succeeded by Olaf Poulsen |
French champions in figure skating – Men's singles | |
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French champions in figure skating – Pairs | |
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