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Ludowika Jakobsson

1884 - 1968

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Ludovika Antje Margareta Jakobsson-Eilers (née Eilers, 25 July 1884 – 1 November 1968) was a German-Finnish figure skater. Competing in pair skating with her husband Walter Jakobsson, she won the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where she was the only German-born athlete, and became the oldest female figure skating Olympic champion. The pair also earned three world titles, in 1911, 1914 and 1923, and finished second and fifth at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludowika Jakobsson has received more than 24,884 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ludowika Jakobsson is the 25th most popular skater (down from 22nd in 2019), the 3,820th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,250th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Ludowika Jakobsson ranks 25 out of 483. Before her are Magda Julin, Roald Aas, Helene Engelmann, Alain Calmat, Tony Hawk, and Alfred Berger. After her are Karol Divín, Eric Heiden, Ernst Baier, Ard Schenk, Heinrich Burger, and Helena Pilejczyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Ludowika Jakobsson ranks 131. Before her are Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Dénes Kőnig, Margit Slachta, Juhan Aavik, Ants Piip, and Oliver Kirk. After her are Adriaan van Maanen, Jean Decoux, A. Merritt, Marie Vassilieff, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, and Ömer Seyfettin. Among people deceased in 1968, Ludowika Jakobsson ranks 127. Before her are Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Johann Horvath, Joseph Keilberth, Chana Orloff, Albert Betz, and Fay Bainter. After her are Lajos Csordás, Weegee, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Fernando Giudicelli, Juan José Tramutola, and Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludowika Jakobsson ranks 3,820 out of 7,253. Before her are Inge Borkh (1921), Cosmas Damian Asam (1686), Johann Georg Halske (1814), Wolfgang Kleff (1946), Blixa Bargeld (1959), and Walter Kempowski (1929). After her are Petra Schürmann (1933), Maximilian von Edelsheim (1897), Karl-Heinz Körbel (1954), Gustav Hartlaub (1814), Jörg Immendorff (1945), and Oda of Haldensleben (901).

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Among SKATERS In Germany

Among skaters born in Germany, Ludowika Jakobsson ranks 2. Before her are Katarina Witt (1965). After her are Ernst Baier (1905), Heinrich Burger (1881), Anna Hübler (1885), Maxi Herber (1920), Gabriele Seyfert (1948), Marika Kilius (1943), Ria Baran (1922), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959), Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), and Manfred Schnelldorfer (1943).

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