Henning Grenander
Born(1874-08-04)4 August 1874
Skövde, Sweden
Died11 March 1958(1958-03-11) (aged 83)
Torquay, England
Figure skating career
Country Sweden
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1898 LondonMen's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1893 BerlinMen's singles

Henning Grenander (4 August 1874–11 March 1958) was a Swedish figure skater.

Grenander was born on 4 August 1874 in Skövde, Sweden. He began attending a school in Stockholm when he was 8 and began learning how to skate when he was 11.[1]

He won a silver medal at the 1893 European Figure Skating Championships but the results were declared invalid by ISU over issues with the scoring rules.[2]

In 1898 he moved to London and worked in a Swedish bank.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1898 World Figure Skating Championships[2] and decided to stay in London after the games. He became a Swedish masseur[1] and became involved with the National Skating Association.[2]

He helped plan the 1908 Summer Olympics and was a judge in the men's singles figure skating and men's special figures events.[2]

He died in a nursing home in Torquay, England on 11 March 1958.[1]

Results

Event 1893 1898
World Championships1st
European Championships2nd

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Olympedia – Henning Grenander". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hines, James R. (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.


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