Yolande Jobin

Yolande Jobin
Personal information
Full name Yolande Jobin
Country represented   Switzerland
Born (1930-05-30)May 30, 1930
London
Died October 11, 2010(2010-10-11) (aged 80)
Canton de Vaud, Chexbres, Switzerland
Coach Arnold Gerschwiler

Yolande Jobin (May 30, 1930 – October 11, 2010) was a Swiss figure skater. She was the 1951 Swiss national champion. She represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 18th. After the 1953 World Championships in Davos she retired from competitive skating. She then spent several Winters in Crans coaching young people at the ice rink. In the early 1960s she retired from all skating and settled in La Tour de Peilz near Vevey with her parents who had retired there from London. She spent the rest of her life there, looking after her elderly parents. She never married.

Competitive highlights

Event 1950 1951 1952 1953
Winter Olympic Games 18th
World Championships 17th 18th 17th
European Championships 12th 11th 13th
Swiss Championships 1st

References

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