William Jackson (curler)
William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson (14 March 1871 in Lamington, South Lanarkshire – 26 January 1955 in Symington)[1] was a Scottish curler. He was the skip of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.[2]
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| Born | William Kilgour Jackson 14 March 1871 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 26 January 1955 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
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Jackson ran his family's farm in Symington. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the Royal Club in 1922–23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933–34.
He was the father of fellow gold-medallist Laurence Jackson.
See also
References
- Cowan, Bob (6 November 2013). "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers".
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Willie K. Jackson on the World Curling Federation database
- Willie Jackson at the International Olympic Committee
- Willie Jackson at Olympedia
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