Donald Jacoby
Donald Jacoby was an American ice dancer. With partner and wife Andree Anderson, he was the 1958 and 1959 U.S. national champion.[1] They were the 1959 World silver medalists and the 1958 World bronze medalist.[2]
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| Full name | Donald Arthur Jacoby | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Andree Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Buffalo SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Jacobys turned professional in 1959 in order to tour with Holiday On Ice.[3]
He was posthumously inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
Results
Ice Dance
(with Virginia Hoyns)
| Event | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
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| North American Championships | 2nd | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
(with Andree Anderson)
| Event | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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| World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | |
| North American Championships | 2nd | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
References
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF).
- "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- "People", Skating magazine, November 1959
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