Madge Syers

Madge Syers
Syers c. 1910
Born	Florence Madeline Cave (1881-09-16)16 September 1881 Kensington, London
Died	9 September 1917(1917-09-09) (aged 35) Weybridge, Surrey
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom
Skating club	Prince's Skating Club
Retired	1908
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom Ladies' Singles Figure skating Olympic Games 1908 London Ladies' singles World Championships 1906 Davos Ladies' singles 1907 Vienna Ladies' singles Open Singles Figure skating World Championships 1902 London Open singles Pairs Figure skating Olympic Games 1908 London Pairs

Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers (née Cave, 16 September 1881 – 9 September 1917) was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union (ISU) to create a separate ladies' championship. Syers was the winner of the first two ladies' events in 1906 and 1907, and went on to become the Olympic champion at the 1908 Olympics, the first Olympic Games to include figure skating. She also competed as a pairs skater with her husband Edgar Syers, winning the bronze medal at the 1908 Olympics.