Ulrich Salchow

Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (7 August 1877 – 19 April 1949) was a Danish-born Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century.[1]

Ulrich Salchow
Ulrich Salchow at the 1908 Olympics
Full name	Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow
Born	(1877-08-07)7 August 1877 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	19 April 1949(1949-04-19) (aged 71) Stockholm, Sweden
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Medal record Men's Figure skating Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1908 London Men's singles World Championships 1911 Troppau Men's singles 1910 Davos Men's singles 1909 Stockholm Men's singles 1908 Troppau Men's singles 1907 Vienna Men's singles 1905 Stockholm Men's singles 1904 Berlin Men's singles 1903 St. Petersburg Men's singles 1902 London Men's singles 1901 Stockholm Men's singles 1900 Davos Men's singles 1899 Davos Men's singles 1897 Stockholm Men's singles European Championships 1913 Oslo Men's singles 1910 Berlin Men's singles 1909 Budapest Men's singles 1907 Berlin Men's singles 1906 Davos Men's singles 1904 Davos Men's singles 1901 Vienna Men's singles 1900 Berlin Men's singles 1899 Davos Men's singles 1898 Trondheim Men's singles

Salchow won the World Figure Skating Championships ten times, from 1901 to 1905, and from 1907 to 1911. This is still a record, which he shares with Sonja Henie who also won 10 titles in the 1920s and 1930s, and with Irina Rodnina who won 10 titles in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] Salchow did not compete in the 1906 World Championships that were held in Munich, as he feared that he would not be judged fairly against Gilbert Fuchs of Germany. When figure skating was first contested at the Summer Olympic Games in London (1908), Salchow also won the title with ease, became one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions. In addition, Salchow won the European Championships a record nine times (1898–1900, 1904, 1906–1907, 1909–1910, 1913) and placed second in the World Championships three times.

In 1909, Ulrich Salchow first landed a jump in competition in which he took off on the back inside edge, and landed on the back outside edge of his other foot. This jump is now known as the Salchow jump in his honor.[3][4]

After his competitive days, Salchow remained active in the sport, and was president of the International Skating Union (ISU) from 1925 to 1937.[5] Furthermore, he was the chairman of AIK in Stockholm between 1928 and 1939 – the leading Swedish club in football, ice-hockey, bandy, tennis and other sports.

Ulrich Salchow was married to the dentist Dr. Anne-Elisabeth Salchow.

Salchow died in Stockholm at the age of 71 and was interred there at Norra begravningsplatsen.