Irving Jaffee
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Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea. It was the first
Jaffee speed skating, 1932
1928 newspaper clipping that mentions the IOC awarding Jaffee as the winner, which was later reversed by the International Skating Union
1928 Winter Olympics
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The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928, were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 Februa
Irving Jaffee
…the Silver Skates two-mile race in 1926, won the national five-mile event the following year, and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 1928. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Jaffee finished fourth in the 5,000-meter skate, the best finish by an American in that event to that date. In the following 10,000-meter…
Hugo Laubi's poster for the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 St. Moritz venue