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Willie Jackson

Full name: William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson
Gender: Male
Born: March 1871 in Lamington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain
Died: January 26, 1955 in Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain
Affiliations: RCCC, Perth (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Curling

Related Olympians: Father of Laurence Jackson.

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

A farmer and cattle dealer from South Lanarkshire,

Willie Jackson was the preeminent Scottish curler of the first half of the twentieth century. He skipped his rink to well over a hundred tournament victories and was the outstanding performer when a Scottish team visited Canada in late 1924. Jackson served as president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1933-34. His son Laurence was also a member of his gold medal winning team.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1924 Winter Chamonix Curling Men's Curling Great Britain GBR 1 Gold

Men's Curling

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P
1924 Winter Chamonix Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #2 1 1924-01-29 GBR 38, SWE 7 38
1924 Winter Chamonix Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #3 1 1924-01-30 GBR 46, FRA 4 46