Madge Syers
Figure skating, Olympic athlete
1881 – 1917
Who was Madge Syers?
Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union to create a separate ladies' championship. Syers was the winner of the first two ladies' events in 1906 and 1907, and went on to become the Olympic champion at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games to include figure skating. She also competed as a pairs skater with her husband Edgar Syers, winning the bronze medal at the 1908 Olympics.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1881
London - Also known as
- Florence Syers
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Sep 9, 1917
Weybridge
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on July 23, 2013
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