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Donald Jacoby was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

ice dancer. With partner and wife Andree Anderson

Andree Anderson

Andree Anderson is an American ice dancer. She was born on March 29, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Carl Shurz High School With partner and husband Donald Jacoby, she is the 1958 & 1959 U.S. national champion...

, he was the 1958 & 1959 U.S. national champion

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

. They were the 1959 World silver medalists

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

and the 1958 World bronze medalist.

The Jacobys turned professional in 1959 in order to tour with Holiday On Ice

Holiday on Ice

Holiday on Ice is an ice show currently produced by Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment Group with its headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands...

.

He was posthumously inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

The United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating. The United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is considered the highest achievement an...

in 1997.

Ice Dance

(with Virginia Hoyns)

Event	1951	1952	1953
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...			2nd
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd		2nd

(with Andree Anderson

Andree Anderson

)

Event	1957	1958	1959
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		3rd	2nd
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...			2nd
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd	1st	1st

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