Silvia Grandjean
Silvia Grandjean | |||||||||||||
nation | Switzerland | ||||||||||||
birthday | August 27, 1934 | ||||||||||||
place of birth | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
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discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||
Partner | Michel Grandjean | ||||||||||||
society | CP Neuchâtel | ||||||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||||||
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Silvia Grandjean (born August 27, 1934 in Neuchâtel , Switzerland ) is a former Swiss figure skater who started in pair skating .
Her figure skating partner was her brother Michel Grandjean . From 1952 to 1954 they were Swiss champions . Their most successful year was 1954. First they became European champions in Bolzano and then vice world champions in Oslo behind the Canadians Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden . To date, this is the only European championship title and the only world championship medal for Switzerland in pair skating. In their only Olympic Games in 1952 in Oslo they finished seventh.
Results
Pair skating
(with Michel Grandjean )
Competition / year | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
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winter Olympics | 7th | |||
World championships | 7th | 6th | 4th | 2. |
European championships | 4th | 4th | 1. | |
Swiss championships | 1. | 1. | 1. |
Web links
- Silvia Grandjean in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grandjean, Silvia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuchâtel , Switzerland |