1953 World Figure Skating Championships
1953 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 8 – 15 |
Season: | 1953 |
Location: | Davos, Switzerland |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
Ladies' singles: Tenley Albright | |
Pair skating: Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | |
Ice dancing: Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
Previous: 1952 World Championships | |
Next: 1954 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 1953 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 8th to 15th in Davos, Switzerland.
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 13 |
2 | James Grogan | United States | 16 |
3 | Carlo Fassi | Italy | 36 |
4 | Ronald Robertson | United States | 37 |
5 | Alain Giletti | France | 44 |
6 | Dudley Richards | United States | 49 |
7 | Peter Firstbrook | Canada | 59 |
8 | Peter Dunfield | Canada | 73 |
9 | Michael Booker | United Kingdom | 81 |
10 | Freimut Stein | West Germany | 88 |
11 | Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 102 |
12 | Hubert Köpfler | Switzerland | 106 |
13 | György Czakó | Hungary | 115 |
WD | Claus Loichinger | West Germany |
Judges:
- J. D. Greig Canada
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- Adolf Walker West Germany
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- H. Hoyoux Belgium
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- A. J. Krupy United States
- Hans Meixner Austria
- A. Jaisli Switzerland
Ladies
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Tenley Albright | United States | 7 |
2 | Gundi Busch | West Germany | 16 |
3 | Valda Osborn | United Kingdom | 28 |
4 | Carol Heiss | United States | 27 |
5 | Suzanne Morrow | Canada | 28 |
6 | Vera Smith | Canada | 48 |
7 | Margaret Anne Graham | United States | 49 |
8 | Yvonne Sugden | United Kingdom | 53 |
9 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom | 70 |
10 | Ann Robinson | United Kingdom | 74 |
11 | Anneliese Schilhan | Austria | 72 |
12 | Mary Kenner | Canada | 86 |
13 | Norma Skevington | United Kingdom | 83 |
14 | Rosi Pettinger | West Germany | 97 |
15 | Doris Zerbe | Switzerland | 109 |
16 | Margaret Dean | United States | 112 |
17 | Yolande Jobin | Switzerland | 112 |
18 | Eszter Jurek | Hungary | 129 |
19 | Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman | Netherlands | 130 |
WD | Helga Dudzinski | West Germany |
Judges:
- E. Labin Austria
- J. D. Greig Canada
- Adolf Walker West Germany
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- J. Krupy United States
- A. Jaisli Switzerland
Pairs
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | United Kingdom | 10.5 |
2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 16 |
3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary | 23.5 |
4 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | Switzerland | 24 |
5 | Peri Horn / Raymond Lockwood | United Kingdom | 39 |
6 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 43.5 |
7 | Jean Higson / Robert Hudson | United Kingdom | 44.5 |
8 | Eva Szőllősy / Gabor Vida | Hungary | 57 |
9 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | West Germany | 61 |
10 | Charlotte Michiels / Gaston von Ghelder | Belgium | 66 |
Judges:
- W. Malek Austria
- H. Hoyoux Belgium
- J. D. Greig Canada
- Werner Rittberger West Germany
- P. L. Borrajo United Kingdom
- Elemér Terták Hungary
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
Ice dancing
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | United Kingdom | 6 |
2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater | United Kingdom | 10 |
3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan | United States | 16 |
4 | Nesta Davies / Paul Thomas | United Kingdom | 20 |
5 | Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby | United States | 23 |
6 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam | Netherlands | 30 |
7 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | United States | 35 |
8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown | Switzerland | 42 |
9 | Helga Binder / Edwin Fuhrich | Austria | 45 |
10 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | Netherlands | 50 |
11 | Luzzi Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | Austria | 54 |
12 | Luise Lehner / Hans Kutschera | Austria | 59 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner Austria
- A. Voordeckers Belgium
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- R. Sackett United States
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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