Jacques Favart

French figure skater
Jacques Favart
Full nameJacques Jean Fernand Favart
Born(1920-07-30)30 July 1920
Paris
Died27 September 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 60)
Le Chesnay
Figure skating career
Country France
PartnerDenise 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
French Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st

Pair skating

(with Denise Favart)

Event 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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  • WD = Withdrawn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
Preceded by
Ernst Labin
President of the International Skating Union
1967–1980
Succeeded by
Olaf Poulsen
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