Ice Skating in Africa

Information about the sport of ice skating in Africa. See also more about Africa Skating, information about skating on Other Continents and all of our Skating Resources

The first ice skating rink in Africa was built in 1909, African Party's club on Eloff Street in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Wembley Ice Rink built in 1937 in Springfield, Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African Ice Skating Association was founded that same year and it became an ice figure skating and ice speedskating member of the International Skating Union in 1938. The association's membership with the ISU was revoked in 1950 due to the countries segration policies that began in 1948 continued until the early 1990's when iti began being dismantled.

Winter Sports Without The Winter: Skating In Africa
The last place you'd probably think to look for ice skating programs is among the Giza pyramids, the Ngorongoro Crater, Victoria Falls, the Nile River or the Sahara Desert, but Africa is a continent not only with a promising future in ice sports, but an interesting past. (Article posted on the Skateguard Blog in October of 2013.

How the African Continent Discovered Ice Hockey
Ice skating is still underdeveloped in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some North African countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt offer limited ice sports, but in sub-Sahara Africa, only South Africa has significant ice sports programs and facilitie. (Article by Christian Hiller von Gaertrinen that was published on the "Africa Partners Dut EU" Web site in April of 2019)

Wikipedia Resources
- Figure Skating in Africa (Category)
- Figure Skating in South Africa (Category)

Ice Skating Rinks in Africa

Disciplines of Ice Skating in Africa

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