Edgar Morris Wood Syers (18 March 1863 – 16 February 1946) was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with his wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics, coming in last but winning the bronze as only three pairs competed in this event,[1] became the oldest figure skating Olympic medalist. He was also a figure skating coach.[2]
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 Madge and Edgar Syers at the 1908 Olympics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1863 Brighton, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 February 1946 (aged 82) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Madge Syers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Prince's Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
editMen's singles
edit| Event | 1899 |
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| World Championships | 3rd |
Pairs
edit| Event | 1908 |
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| Summer Olympic Games | 3rd |
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Figure Skating - Pairs London 1908". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Edgar Syers". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
Sources
edit- "Edgar Syers Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
External links
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Media related to Edgar Syers at Wikimedia Commons- Edgar Syers at Olympedia
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