# Louis Magnus

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{{Short description|French figure skater, hockey executive (1881–1950)}}
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'''Louis Magnus''' (25 May 1881 in [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) – 1 November 1950) was a Jamaican-French competitive [figure skater](/source/figure_skater), representing [France](/source/France), and an [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) executive. He is considered as the builder of the [International Ice Hockey Federation](/source/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation) (IIHF), and was inducted into the [IIHF Hall of Fame](/source/IIHF_Hall_of_Fame).

==Career==
Born in Jamaica, Magnus moved to France in 1889.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Magnus competed as a figure skater in the disciplines of [single skating](/source/single_skating) and [pair skating](/source/pair_skating) in France. He was the 1908–1911 [French national champion](/source/French_Figure_Skating_Championships) in singles, and the 1912 national champion in pairs with partner Anita Del Monte. He worked as a figure skating judge for France at many international events.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

A member of the group that founded the IIHF, he served as its inaugural president from 1908 to 1912, and again in 1914.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

He wrote ''Les sports d'hiver'' with [Renaud de la Fregeolière](/source/Count_Renaud_de_la_Fr%C3%A9geoli%C3%A8re) in 1911.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

In 1997, he was inducted into the [IIHF Hall of Fame](/source/IIHF_Hall_of_Fame).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeyfrance.com/la-federation/historique/temple-de-la-renommee/promotion-2008/|title=Promotion 2008: Temple de la Renommée FFHG|year=2008|website=[French Ice Hockey Federation](/source/French_Ice_Hockey_Federation)|language=fr|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref>

The French ice hockey league, the [Ligue Magnus](/source/Ligue_Magnus), and its trophy, the [Coupe Magnus](/source/Coupe_Magnus), are named after him. The headquarters of the IIHF in [Zurich](/source/Zurich) are named "Villa Louis Magnus", also after him.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417143046/http://www.francais-volants.org/Patinage/histoire_podium.htm French Figure Skating Championships: Historical Podium]

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{{succession box | before = [Henri Van den Bulcke](/source/Henri_Van_den_Bulcke) | title = President of the IIHF | years = 1914 | after = [Peter Patton](/source/Peter_Patton_(ice_hockey))}}
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Category:1881 births
Category:1950 deaths
Category:French male single skaters
Category:French male pair skaters
Category:International Ice Hockey Federation executives
Category:IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Jamaican emigrants to France

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