Walter_Byron

Walter Byron

Walter Byron

Canadian ice hockey player

For the English actor, see Walter Byron (actor).

Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson;[1] September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir.[3][1]

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  1. [1]
    "Íshokkílið Fálkanna og forsvarsmenn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 February 2002. p. B4. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Walter Byron". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    Sigfús Halldórsson (11 June 1930). "Íþróttir og Vestur-Íslendingar". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Heimskringla. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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