1956 European Figure Skating Championships
| 1956 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 19 – 21 |
| Season: | 1955–56 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alain Giletti | |
Ladies' singles:  Ingrid Wendl | |
| Pair skating: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
Ice dance:  Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| Previous: 1955 European Championships | |
| Next: 1957 European Championships | |
The 1956 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 19–21, 1956 in Paris, France. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]
Results[]
Men[]
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Giletti | France
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| 2 | Michael Booker | United Kingdom
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| 3 | Karol Divín |  Czechoslovakia
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| 4 | Alain Calmat | France
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| 5 | Tilo Gutzeit |  West Germany
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| 6 | Norbert Felsinger | Austria
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| 7 | François Pache |  Switzerland
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| 8 | István Szenes |  Hungary
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| 9 | United Kingdom
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| 10 | Manfred Schnelldorfer | West Germany
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| 11 | Hans Müller | Switzerland
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| 12 | Igor Persiantsev |  Soviet Union
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| 13 | Austria
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| 14 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | West Germany
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| 15 | Lev Mikhailov | Soviet Union
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| 16 | Valentin Zakharov | Soviet Union
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Ladies[]
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Wendl | Austria
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| 2 | Yvonne Sugden | United Kingdom
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| 3 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom
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| 4 | Rosi Pettinger | West Germany
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| 5 | Hanna Walter | Austria
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| 6 | Dianne Peach | United Kingdom
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| 7 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |  Netherlands
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| 8 | Joan Haanappel | Netherlands
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| 9 | West Germany
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| 10 | Austria
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| 11 |  Italy
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| 12 | Alice Fischer | Switzerland
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| 13 | Ina Bauer | West Germany
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| 14 | Jindřiška Kramperová | Czechoslovakia
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| 15 | Karin Borner | Switzerland
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| 16 | Jana Dočekalová | Czechoslovakia
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| 17 | Miloslava Tumová-Zahorska | Czechoslovakia
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| 18 | France
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| 19 | France
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| 20 | Czechoslovakia
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| 21 | Michèle Allard | France
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Pairs[]
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria
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| 2 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary
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| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | West Germany
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| 4 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | United Kingdom
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| 5 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | Czechoslovakia
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| 6 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria
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| 7 | / Gabor Vida | Hungary
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| 8 | / | Soviet Union
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| 9 | Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | United Kingdom
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| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | West Germany
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| 11 | Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin | Soviet Union
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| 12 | / | Switzerland
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| 13 | / | East Germany
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| 14 | / | France
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Ice dancing[]
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | United Kingdom
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| 2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones | United Kingdom
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| 3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | United Kingdom
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| 4 | / Jean Paul Guhel | France
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| 5 | / | West Germany
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| 6 | / | Netherlands
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| 7 | / | Austria
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| 8 | / | Austria
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| 9 | / | West Germany
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| 10 | / | Italy
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| 11 | / | West Germany
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| 12 | / | Italy
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| 13 | / | Italy
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References[]
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- 1956 in figure skating
- 1956 in French sport
- European Figure Skating Championships
- International figure skating competitions hosted by France
- 1956 in Paris
- International sports competitions hosted by Paris
- January 1956 sports events