Henning Grenander

Henning Grenander

File:Henning Grenander (Art of Skating).jpg
Personal information
Born	(1874-08-04)4 August 1874 Skövde, Sweden
Died	11 March 1958(1958-03-11) (aged 83) Torquay, England
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Medal record Representing Sweden Men's Figure skating World Championships Gold medal – first place 1898 London Men's singles European Championships Silver medal – second place 1893 Berlin Men's singles

Henning Grenander (4 August 1874 – 11 March 1958) was a Swedish figure skater.

Grenander was born on 4 August 1874 in Skövde, Sweden. He began attending a school in Stockholm when he was 8 and began learning how to skate when he was 11.

He won a silver medal at the 1893 European Figure Skating Championships, but the results were declared invalid by ISU due to issues with the scoring rules.

In 1898, he moved to London and worked at a Swedish bank. He won the gold medal at the 1898 World Figure Skating Championships and decided to stay in London after the games. He became a Swedish masseur and became involved with the National Skating Association.

He helped plan the 1908 Summer Olympics and was a judge in the men's singles figure skating and men's special figures events.

He died in a nursing home in Torquay, England on 11 March 1958.

Results

Event	1893	1898
World Championships		1st
European Championships	2nd