Gillis Grafström

Gillis Grafström
Gillis Grafström in 1924
Personal information
Full nameGillis Emanuel Grafström
Born(1893-06-07)7 June 1893
Died14 April 1938(1938-04-14) (aged 44)
Medal record
Men's Figure skating
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1920 Antwerp Men's singles
1924 Chamonix Men's singles
1928 St. Moritz Men's singles
1932 Lake Placid Men's singles
World Championships
1922 Stockholm Men's singles
1924 Manchester Men's singles
1929 London Men's singles

Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928) as well as an Olympic silver medal in the same event in 1932, and three World Championships (1922, 1924, 1929). Grafström is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. He and Eddie Eagan are the only athletes to have won gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, although Eagan remains the only one to have managed the feat in different disciplines. He is one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions.