Donald Jackson

Donald George Jackson, OC ( born April 2, 1940 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian figure skater, who started in a single run. He is the world champion of 1962.

Jackson took part in 1957 for the first time in a World Championship and finished it in seventh place. In the following years he was able to achieve good results in 1959 and 1960, he became vice - world champion, the first time behind David Jenkins and the second time behind Alain Giletti. At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, he won the bronze medal behind David Jenkins, and Karol Divín.

Divin it was, Jackson challenged at the World Cup 1962 in Prague. After the compulsory program of the Czechoslovak resulted in his home with a comfortable lead. Jackson knew he had to get almost continuously in the freestyle high scores to still have a chance to become world champion. So Donald Jackson jumped on 15 March 1962 as the first figure skaters a triple Lutz. To the music of Carmen as he opened his routine in front of the enthusiastic crowd and earned great applause. He also got the highest scores from the judges and made it thus still to overtake Divin and become world champion. He was the first Canadian figure skating world champion. He then became a professional and entered among others in show events.

During his competitive career, Jackson was coached by Otto Gold, Pierre Brunet, and Sheldon Galbraith.

1977, George Gross, a biography of Jackson, called ( "King of Blades" ). Jackson 's official and coach in the Minto Skating Club in Ottawa, Ontario.

Results

Winter Olympic Games 1959 World Figure Skating Championships 1960 World Figure Skating Championships 1962 World Figure Skating Championships Single skating 1957 World Figure Skating Championships 1960 Winter Olympics Lutz jump Pierre Brunet (figure skater) 1958 World Figure Skating Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships Gilbert Fuchs Henning Grenander Ulrich Salchow Fritz Kachler Felix Kaspar Henry Graham Sharp Hans Gerschwiler Hayes Alan Jenkins Donald McPherson (figure skater) Manfred Schnelldorfer Alain Calmat Emmerich Danzer Tim Wood (figure skater) Jan Hoffmann Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov Charles Tickner Brian Orser Kurt Browning Elvis Stojko Todd Eldredge Brian Joubert Jeffrey Buttle Evan Lysacek Daisuke Takahashi Patrick Chan Melville Rogers Osborne Colson Norris Bowden Charles Snelling (figure skater) Jay Humphry Toller Cranston Ron Shaver Brian Pockar Emanuel Sandhu

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