1929 World Figure Skating Championships
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1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Season: | 1929 |
Location: | London, UK (men) Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
Champions | |
Men's singles: ![]() | |
Ladies' singles: ![]() | |
Pair skating: ![]() | |
Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
Next: 1930 World Championships |
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
Men's competitions took place from March 4th to 5th in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2nd to 3rd in Budapest, Hungary.
Results[]
Men[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
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1 | Gillis Grafström | ![]() |
35 | 353.15 | 6 |
2 | Karl Schäfer | ![]() |
19 | 346.50 | 10 |
3 | Ludwig Wrede | ![]() |
34 | 323.70 | 16 |
4 | John F. Page | ![]() |
29 | 312.70 | 24 |
5 | Hugo Distler | ![]() |
25 | ||
6 | Markus Nikkanen | ![]() |
25 | 26 | |
7 | Ian Bowhill | ![]() |
26 | 32 |
Judges:
- Mr. Eduard Engelmann jr.
Austria
- Mr. L. Liebermann
Switzerland
- Mr.
Belgium
- Mr. Ulrich Salchow
Sweden
- Mr. V. C. Wilson
United Kingdom
Ladies[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Verdensmesterkapet_i_Kunstl%C3%B8p_%281929%29_%2814378550858%29.jpg/220px-Verdensmesterkapet_i_Kunstl%C3%B8p_%281929%29_%2814378550858%29.jpg)
Medalwinners and 4th and 5th-place pictured.
Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
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1 | Sonja Henie | ![]() |
16 | 280.40 | 5 |
2 | Fritzi Burger | ![]() |
18 | 259.25 | 12 |
3 | Melitta Brunner | ![]() |
22 | 254.65 | 13 |
4 | Ilse Hornung | ![]() |
20 | 236.10 | 20 |
5 | Grete Kubitschek | ![]() |
216.65 | 26 | |
6 | Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts | ![]() |
19 | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
- Mr. Herbert J. Clarke
United Kingdom
- Mr. Walter Jakobsson
Finland
- Mr. B. Björjeson
Norway
- Mr. Fernand de Montigny
Belgium
- Mr, Eduard Engelmann jr.
Austria
Pairs[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | ![]() |
25/27 | 11.25 | 6 |
2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | ![]() |
21/34 | 10.75 | 13 |
3 | Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay | ![]() |
27/35 | 10.30 | 18 |
4 | Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker | ![]() |
/30 | 10.35 | 21.5 |
5 | Emília Rotter / László Szollás | ![]() |
21/20 | 10.30 | 21.5 |
6 | Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe | ![]() |
10.05 | 25 | |
7 | / | ![]() |
8.30 | 35 |
Judges:
- Ms. Ludowika Jakobsson
Finland
- Mr. C. J. Clarke
United Kingdom
- Mr. B. Björjeson
Norway
- Mr.
Austria
- Mr.
Hungary
Sources[]
- Result List provided by the ISU
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1929 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Hungary
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- 1929 sports events in London
- 1920s in Budapest
- 1929 in English sport
- 1929 in Hungarian sport
- International sports competitions in London
- February 1929 sports events
- March 1929 sports events
- Figure skating in Hungary
- International sports competitions in Budapest