1937 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1937 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 28 (men and pairs) February 21 – 22 (ladies) |
| Season: | 1937 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria (men) London, UK (ladies and pairs) |
| Venue: | (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Felix Kaspar | |
Ladies' singles:  Cecilia Colledge | |
Pair skating:  Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1936 World Championships | |
| Next: 1938 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 February 12 to 13 in Vienna, Austria. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from March 1 to 2 also in London, United Kingdom.
Results[]
Men[]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CF | FS | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Kaspar | Austria |
22 | 1 | 210.30 | 1 | 147.468 | 357.768 | 5 |
| 2 | Graham Sharp | United Kingdom |
19 | 2 | 204.62 | 3 | 140.616 | 345.236 | 10 |
| 3 | Elemer Tertak |  Hungary |
18 | 3 | 199.62 | 5 | 138.892 | 338.52 | 17 |
| 4 | Herbert Alward | Austria |
5 | 197.02 | 4 | 139.608 | 336.628 | 19 | |
| 5 | Freddie Tomlins | United Kingdom |
17 | 7 | 189.18 | 2 | 142.264 | 332.064 | 25 |
| 6 | Leopold Linhart | Austria |
22 | 6 | 194.02 | 6 | 137.088 | 331.108 | 30 |
| 7 | Marcus Nikkanen |  Finland |
33 | 4 | 197.38 | 10 | 129.528 | 326.908 | 35 |
| 8 | Freddy Mesot |  Belgium |
31 | 8 | 187.8 | 8 | 130.808 | 318.608 | 42 |
| 9 | Emil Ratzenhofer | Austria |
22 | 10 | 185.00 | 7 | 131.040 | 316.040 | 45 |
| 10 | Lucian Büeler |  Switzerland |
26 | 9 | 186.52 | 11 | 123.228 | 309.748 | 52 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Sadilek |  Czechoslovakia |
11 | 183.48 | 9 | 129.780 | 313.260 | 50 | |
Judges:
- Mr. Arnold Huber
Switzerland - Mr.
Austria - Ms. B. Pavliska
Czechoslovakia - Mr.
Germany - Mr.
Hungary
Ladies[]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilia Colledge | United Kingdom |
7 |
| 2 | Megan Taylor | United Kingdom |
14 |
| 3 | Vivi-Anne Hultén |  Sweden |
25.5 |
| 4 | Hedy Stenuf |  France |
31.5 |
| 5 | Emmy Putzinger | Austria |
32 |
| 6 | Austria |
42 | |
| 7 | Belita Jepson-Turner | United Kingdom |
49 |
| 8 | United Kingdom |
58 | |
| 9 | Germany |
70 | |
| 10 | Angela Anderes | Switzerland |
72 |
| 11 | Victoria Lindpaintner | Germany |
67 |
| 12 | Audrey Peppe |  United States |
78 |
Judges:
-
Sweden - Herbert J. Clarke
United Kingdom - Germany
- Fritz Kachler Austria
- Charles Sabouret
France - Andor Szende Hungary
- K. Skulicz
Poland
Pairs[]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | Germany |
8.5 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin | Austria |
14.5 |
| 3 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff | United Kingdom |
24.5 |
| 4 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy | Hungary |
30.5 |
| 5 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack | Germany |
31.5 |
| 6 | Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo |  Italy |
42.5 |
| 7 | / |  Poland |
46.5 |
| 8 | / | Czechoslovakia |
53.5 |
Judges:
- E. Bonfiglio
Italy - Germany
- H. Grünauer Austria
- John F. Page United Kingdom
- K. Skulicz Poland
- Josef Slíva Czechoslovakia
- Andor Szende Hungary
Sources[]
- Result List provided by the ISU
- newspaper Berliner Tageblatt, 4 March 1937
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1937 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Austria
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- 1930s in Vienna
- 1937 sports events in London
- February 1937 sports events
- Sports competitions in London
- Sports competitions in Vienna