Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Laurence•Jackson |
Used name | Laurence•Jackson |
Born | 16 September 1900 in Carnwath, Scotland (GBR) |
Died | 27 July 1984 in Biggar, Scotland (GBR) |
Affiliations | RCCC, Edinburgh (GBR) |
NOC | Great Britain |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Laurence Jackson followed in his father’s footsteps both as a farmer and as one of the foremost Scottish curlers. In a unique family achievement in Winter Olympic history Jackson senior and junior were members of the gold medal winning curling team at Chamonix in 1924. Laurence Jackson went on to skip his own rink throughout the thirties.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1924 Winter Olympics | Curling | GBR | Laurence Jackson | |||
Curling, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 1 | Gold |