Jacques Gerschwiler
Swiss figure skater and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques Gerschwiler (10 September 1898 ā 4 May 2000) was a Swiss figure skater and coach. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, Sally Stapleford, Bridget Adams, Barbara Wyatt, and Jacqueline Harbord.[1]
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Born | (1898-09-10)10 September 1898 Arbon, Switzerland |
Died | 4 May 2000(2000-05-04) (aged 101) Geneva, Switzerland |
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Born in Arbon, Switzerland, he was the half-brother of Arnold Gerschwiler and the uncle of Hans Gerschwiler.[1] He died in Geneva at the age of 101.[2] He was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. The brothers were inducted into the Professional Skaters Association's Coaches Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]