Jacques Gerschwiler

Jacques Gerschwiler (10 September 1898 – 4 May 2000) was a Swiss figure skater and coach. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, Sally Stapleford, Bridget Adams, Barbara Wyatt, and Jacqueline Harbord.^[1]

Jacques Gerschwiler
Gerschwiler at the 1938 European Figure Skating Championships
Born	(1898-09-10)10 September 1898 Arbon, Switzerland
Died	4 May 2000(2000-05-04) (aged 101) Geneva, Switzerland

Born in Arbon, Switzerland, he was the half-brother of Arnold Gerschwiler and the uncle of Hans Gerschwiler.^[1] He died in Geneva at the age of 101.^[2] He was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. The brothers were inducted into the Professional Skaters Association's Coaches Hall of Fame in 2004.^[3]

References

1. Bird, Dennis L. (6 September 2003). "Arnold Gerschwiler: Inspirational ice-skating coach". Independent.co.uk.
2. Bird, Dennis (7 June 2000). "Obituary: Jacques Gerschwiler". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2007-12-10. ^{[dead link‍]}
3. "1st January 2004". PSA coaches hall of fame. Professional Skaters Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.