Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Ladies' singles

The women's individual skating event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.

Ladies' singles figure skating
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenuePalais de Glace d'Anvers
Date25 April
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
Magda Julin  Sweden
Svea Norén  Sweden
Theresa Weld  United States
Figure skating at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Singlesmenladies
Pairs mixed

Six skaters from four nations competed. Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women's singles, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals. She was three months pregnant at the time.

Theresa Weld caused a minor controversy by performing jumps such as salchows and loops, the only woman in the event to do any jumps beyond modest hops. She was told that such jumps were not considered suitable for a lady's program and that some judges marked down as a result.[1]

Results
Rank Name Nation CF FS Places
1 Magda Julin Sweden1412.0
2 Svea Norén Sweden2312.5
3 Theresa Weld United States5115.5
4 Phyllis Johnson Great Britain3518.5
5 Margot Moe Norway4622.5
6 Ingrid Gulbrandsen Norway6224.0

Referee:

  • Victor Lundquist

Judges:

  • August Anderberg
  • Louis Magnus
  • Eudore Lamborelle
  • Knut Ørn Meinich
  • Herbert Yglesias

References
  1. "The Olympics: 1920, 1924, and 1928", Skating magazine, December 1959

Sources
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
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