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.
Irving Jaffee
American speed skater
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 time two Americans had won medals in speed... Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1906, New York, NY
Died: March 20, 1981 (age 74 years), San Diego, CA
Sports: Speed skating
Biography. Irv Jaffee's first important title was the Silver Skates two-mile in 1926. On the strength of this, and several American records in 1927, he was ...
Irving was born in 1906. He won two Olympic gold medals in the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, one being in the 5,000m and one in the 10,000m.
Sep 11, 2024 · Irving Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two Olympic gold medals (1932). His first Winter Games title (1928) was unofficial, ...
After showing great promise in nationwide speed skating competitions, a 21-year-old Irving Jaffee (USA) was selected for the US Olympic team bound for the St ...
One of America's first great Winter Olympics Champions, Irving Jaffee won gold medals in both the 5,000- Meter (9:40.8) and 10,000-Meter (19:13.6) Speed ...
JAFFEE, IRVING W. (1906–1981), U.S. speed skater, winner of two official and one unofficial Olympic gold medals, and member of the United States Skating ...
Feb 10, 2022 · Irving Jaffee's first real shot at an Olympic gold medal got bogged down in soft ice and red tape — a lasting regret, but not his biggest.
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