OVERVIEW
Biography and representation
Represented entities
- SwedenSWE1897–1913
SKATING LEGACY
Connections behind the elements
Salchow
Creator
The ISU credits Ulrich Salchow with inventing the jump in 1909.
1909Namesake
The jump carries Ulrich Salchow's name.
1909Only source-backed historical relationships cleared for the public-safe record are shown.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Derived from results
World Medalist
1900 · 1899 · 1897
3 verified resultsEuropean Champion
1913 · 1910 · 1909 · 1907 · 1906 · 1904 · 1900 · 1899 · 1898
9 verified resultsEuropean Medalist
1901
1 verified resultWorld Champion
1911 · 1910 · 1909 · 1908 · 1907 · 1905 · 1904 · 1903 · 1902 · 1901
10 verified resultsOlympic Champion
1908
1 verified resultCOMPETITION HISTORY
Major championship medal history
1912/131st
1913 European Championships
Men
- Medal
- Gold
1910/111st
1911 World Championships
Men
- Medal
- Gold
1907/081st
1908 Olympic figure skating
Men · Sweden
- Medal
- Gold
OLYMPIC RECORD
Events kept distinct
Individual / partnership event
SOURCES
Why Skaterpedia believes this record
Identity, competition, biography and professional-relationship facts retain their source provenance. A concise selection is shown here.
Inspect 2 important sources
- Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-europeans-1898-men-a2343996eeb5Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Championship FeatureISU World Figure Skating Championships Prague 2026 · Spotlight on: MenOpen source (opens in a new tab)