Otto Gold (18 May 1909 – 7 April 1977) was a Czechoslovak figure skater and coach.
| Otto Gold | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 May 1909[1] Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1977 (aged 67) Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gold, who competed in men's singles, won the silver medal at the 1930 European Figure Skating Championships in Berlin.[2][3]
He began coaching in 1932. He coached Sonia Henie at the 1935 World Figure Skating Championships.[4]
In 1937, he moved to Ontario, Canada, where he began a four-decade coaching career at the Minto Skating Club. He was one of the first coaches of 1948 Olympic champion Barbara Ann Scott, and also worked in Vancouver, Connecticut and Lake Placid. He has been recognised for raising the level of figure skating in North America.[5]
In April 1977, Gold died in a Toronto hospital from injuries caused by a fire at his apartment.[6]
His daughter, Frances Gold Lynn, was a figure skater who placed fourth at the 1962 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and later became a coach.[7] He was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 1990.[5]
Competitive highlights
edit| Event | 1930 |
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| European Championships | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ Stevens, Ryan (10 January 2016). "Skate Guard: Otto Gold: The Coach Who Got On The Right Train". Skate Guard. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ James R. Hines (22 April 2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 301. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Otto Gold.
- ^ James R Hines (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.
- ^ "Mary Rose Not Yet At Peak: Otto Gold, Her Instructor, Sees Improvement". The Winnipeg Tribune. 2 February 1942. p. 15. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b "1990 Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame Induction". Skate Canada. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Otto Gold dies in fire". The Ottawa Journal. 9 April 1977. p. 40. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Baran, Nancy (8 May 1977). "Interest in Figure Skating Sparked by Olympic Star". The Bridgeport Post. p. 101. Retrieved 24 July 2017.