1952 World Figure Skating Championships
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (April 2020) |
1952 World Figure Skating Championships | |
---|---|
Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 27 – March 1 |
Season: | 1952 |
Location: | Paris, France |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Richard Button | |
Ladies' singles: Jacqueline du Bief | |
Pair skating: Ria Baran / Paul Falk | |
Ice dance: Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
Previous: 1951 World Championships | |
Next: 1953 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.
The 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.
Results[]
Men[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dick Button | United States | 7 |
2 | James Grogan | United States | 19 |
3 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 21 |
4 | Helmut Seibt | Austria | 25 |
5 | Dudley Richards | United States | 34 |
6 | Carlo Fassi | Italy | 44 |
7 | Peter Firstbrook | Canada | 46 |
8 | Alain Giletti | France | 57 |
9 | Austria | 66 | |
10 | Adrian Swan | Australia | 67 |
11 | François Pache | Switzerland | 76 |
Judges:
- Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- France
- J. Wilson United Kingdom
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- H. Storke United States
- J. Biedermann Switzerland
Ladies[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacqueline du Bief | France | 9 |
2 | Sonya Klopfer | United States | 21 |
3 | Virginia Baxter | United States | 24 |
4 | Suzanne Morrow | Canada | 43 |
5 | Barbara Wyatt | United Kingdom | 55 |
6 | Gundi Busch | West Germany | 59 |
7 | Marlene Smith | Canada | 64 |
8 | Valda Osborn | United Kingdom | 65 |
9 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom | 82 |
10 | Vera Smith | Canada | 90 |
11 | Helga Dudzinski | West Germany | 96 |
12 | Patricia Devries | United Kingdom | 110 |
13 | Austria | 123 | |
14 | Annelies Schilhan | Austria | 132 |
15 | Nancy Hallam-Burley | Australia | 129 |
16 | Switzerland | 124 | |
17 | Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman | Netherlands | 158 |
18 | Yolande Jobin | Switzerland | 161 |
19 | Gweneth Molony | Australia | 170 |
20 | Switzerland | 175 | |
21 | Belgium | 192 | |
22 | Belgium | 195 | |
WD | Tenley Albright | United States |
Judges:
- F. Wojtanoskyj Austria
- A. Voordeckers Belgium
- Canada
- France
- V. P. Gross West Germany
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- Italy
- E. Kirchhofer Switzerland
- J. Krupy United States
Pairs[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ria Baran / Paul Falk | West Germany | 9 |
2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | United States | 23.5 |
3 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | United Kingdom | 29 |
4 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 31.5 |
5 | Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale | United States | 48.5 |
6 | Sylvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | Switzerland | 49.5 |
7 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 68 |
8 | / | United States | 72 |
9 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | Australia | 81 |
10 | / Raymond Lockwood | United Kingdom | 83 |
Judges:
- Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- France
- P. Gross West Germany
- United Kingdom
- A. W. Kneteman Netherlands
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- A. J. Krupy United States
- J. Biedermann Switzerland
Ice dancing[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | United Kingdom | 7 |
2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater | United Kingdom | 14 |
3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan | United States | 23 |
4 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | United States | 26 |
5 | / | Netherlands | 35 |
6 | / | Austria | 44 |
7 | / | Netherlands | 54 |
8 | / | Switzerland | 54 |
9 | / | Austria | 58 |
Judges:
- Austria
- A. Voordeckers Belgium
- Canada
- France
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- R. Sackett United States
- E. Kirchhofer Switzerland
Sources[]
- Result List provided by the ISU
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1952 in figure skating
- 1952 in French sport
- International figure skating competitions hosted by France
- 1952 in Paris
- International sports competitions hosted by Paris
- February 1952 sports events
- March 1952 sports events