Jacques Favart Explained

Jacques Favart
Fullname:Jacques Jean Fernand Favart
Birth Date:30 July 1920
Birth Place:Paris
Death Place:Le Chesnay
Partner:Denise Favart

Jacques Favart (30 July 1920 – 27 September 1980) was a French sports official and figure skater.

He won the French Figure Skating Championships in men's singles in 1942. As a pair skater, he competed with his wife Denise Favart from 1946 to 1950. They placed 14th at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

He served as president of the International Skating Union from 1967 to 1980, and of Fédération Française des Sports de Glace from 1968 to 1969.

He was inaugurated in the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1993.

Competitive highlights

Pair skating

(with Denise Favart)

Event19461947194819491950
14th
10th WD 10th 12th
8th
1st 1st 1st 1st WD

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