![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
The 1950'sJanuary 1950 1st place in the Club Novice Championship (The Tonkin Trophy) at the Oshawa Skating Club. His very first competition. During the early 1950s, Don captured 1st or 2nd position in every sectional event. |
the Tonkin Trophy |
||||||
April 1951 Don passed his 1st Figure test at the Oshawa Skating Club. |
|||||||
January
1955 1st place in the Canadian Junior Men’s Championship (The Howard Trophy) at the Toronto Skating Club. His first time in the Canadian Championships (1st in compulsory figures and free skating). Represented the Minto Skating Club (Ottawa). |
![]() Charlotte Whitton, Ladies Champ, Carol Jane Pachal Otto Gold, coach |
||||||
August 1955 Passed the Canadian Gold Medal Test (Figure and Free). |
|||||||
September 1955 Don received the Lake Placid Sportsmanship Award, Lake Placid, NY. He was chosen by his peers. To this day, this is one of Don’s most cherished awards. |
|||||||
March 1956 2nd place in the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship (The Minto Cup) at the Galt Figure Skating Club. Don was 3rd in compulsory figures and runner-up to 3 time winner Charles Snelling. |
|||||||
February 1957
|
|||||||
March 1957 7th place in the World Championships at Colorado Springs, Colorado (10th in compulsory figures, 5th in free skating). |
|||||||
January 1958 2nd place in the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship (The Minto Cup) at the Minto Skating Club (Ottawa). Runner-up to 5 time winner Charles Snelling (3rd in compulsory figures, 2nd in free skating). Represented the Oshawa Skating Club. |
|||||||
February 1958 4th place in the World Championship in Paris, France (9th in compulsory figures, 2nd in free skating). |
|||||||
January 1959 1st place in the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship (The Minto Cup) at the Noranda Skating Club (1st in compulsory figures, 1st in free skating). Final - 1st by all judges. Represented the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. |
|||||||
February 1959
|
|||||||
The 1960'sFebruary 1960
|
|||||||
March 1960 2nd place in the World Championships, Vancouver, BC. Runner-up to Alain Giletti (France) who had 33 point lead after figures (2nd in compulsory figures,1st in free skating by all judges). |
|||||||
January 1961 1st in the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship (The Minto Cup) at Lachine, PQ. Unanimous 1st place. |
|||||||
February 1961 1st place in the North American Men’s Championship (The Rogers Trophy) at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, Pennsylvania. Unanimous 1st place. |
|||||||
September 1961 Passed Gold Medal Tests, Figure & Free and Dance (Canada and USA). |
|||||||
February 1962 1st place in the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship (The Minto Cup) at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. Unanimous 1st place. Also won (The F. Herbert Crispo Memorial Trophy) (first time presented) for best free skating performance. |
|||||||
March 1962 1st place Gold Medal in the World Championships, Prague, Czechoslovakia. The first Canadian in this century to win the Men’s World Championship. Received 7 perfect marks for free skating - never equaled before or since. CLICK HERE to see Don perform the first triple lutz ever completed in World competition. ![]() |
![]() The 1962 World Champions Maria and Otto Jelinek, Eva and Pavel Roman, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Don |
||||||
December 1962 Declared The International Athlete of the Year (The Sportsview International Award) by the BBC-TV, England |
|||||||
1962
|
|||||||
June 1965
Don Jackson, Canadian world figure-skating champion, is shown making skating history at Prague's World Championships, and appearing as the star of Shipstad and Johnsons' Ice Follies. [Ice Follies photos] December 1965 |
|||||||
November 1966
Don Jackson and his brother Bill develop the original Jackson figure skate and, in partnership with the Bauer Skate company, markets this new product through the Don Jackson Figure Skating Products partnership. ![]() |
|||||||
The 1970'sApril 1970
|
![]() The Embassy Trophy |
||||||
1977 Don inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame honors those from around the world who have made individual contributions to the sport of figure skating throughout the past century. Here the giants of the sport will be found, including Ulrich Salchow, Sonja Henie, Dick Button, Barbara Ann Scott, Irinia Rodnina, Tenley Albright, Peggy Fleming, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Scott Hamilton, John Curry and others. |
|||||||
August 1977 DONALD JACKSON King of Blades by George Gross A biography of Don from his birth until his late 30s Interesting stories of his hard work, fun and early struggles to keep skating |
![]() DONALD JACKSON King of Blades |
The 1990'sApril 30, 1992 October 23, 1997 1998 - 2000
The 2000'sMarch 19, 2002 November 2 -4, 2002 2000 - 2004 2005
|