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Willie Jackson
Willie Jackson
Curler
Born	William Kilgour Jackson; 14 March 1871; Lamington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	26 January 1955 (aged 83); Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Men's curling
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games

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William Kilgour Jackson (14 March 1871 in Lamington, South Lanarkshire – 26 January 1955 in Symington)^[1] was a Scottish curler. He was the skip of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.^[2]

Jackson ran his family's farm in Symington. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the Royal Club in 1922–23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933–34.

He was the father of fellow gold-medallist Laurence Jackson.

References

^ Cowan, Bob (6 November 2013). "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers".
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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[1] Cowan, Bob (6 November 2013). "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers".

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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-'''William Kilgour (Willie) Jackson''' (1871 - 1955) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[curler]]. He was the Skip of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club]] team which won the first [[Olympic Gold medal]] in curling at the [[inaugural Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]], [[France]], in 1924.
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+| death_place    = [[Symington, South Lanarkshire]], Scotland
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+'''William Kilgour Jackson''' (14 March 1871 in [[Lamington, South Lanarkshire]] – 26 January 1955 in [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2013/11/curling-at-1924-winter-olympics-part-1.html |title=Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers |first=Bob |last=Cowan |date=6 November 2013}}</ref> was a Scottish [[curling|curler]]. He was the skip of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club]] team which won the first [[Olympic Gold medal]] in curling at the [[inaugural Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]], France, in 1924.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Willie Jackson}}</ref>
+Jackson ran his family's farm in [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]]. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club|Royal Club]] in 1922–23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933–34.
 He was the father of fellow gold-medallist [[Laurence Jackson]].
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-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/william-jackson-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
+{{Footer Olympic Champions Curling Men}}
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