Harley Davidson (skater)

Harley Davidson
Portrait of speed skater Harley Davidson, 1912
Personal information
Born1873
Died(1946-03-10)March 10, 1946
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sportroller speed skating, ice speed skating, artistic roller skating
Turned pro1892

Harley Davidson (1873–1946) was an American athlete, famous as a roller speed skater. He was also an ice speed skater, cyclist, and competed in other exhibition sports in the early 20th Century. Skaters competing across multiple sports was common then.

His name has no connection to the Harley-Davidson brand of motorcycles. Though, in 1912 he made a promotional appearance at the Harley-Davidson factory in Milwaukee.