1939 World Figure Skating 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.

1939 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1939
Location:Budapest, Hungary (men and pairs)
Prague, Czechoslovakia (ladies)
Champions
Men's singles:
Graham Sharp
Ladies' singles:
Megan Taylor
Pair skating:
Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier
Previous:
1938 World Championships
Next:
1947 World Championships

Men and pairs competitions took place from February 17th to 19th in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11th to 12th in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Anita Wägeler, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge Dr. H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Graham Sharp United Kingdom5
2 Freddie Tomlins United Kingdom11
3 Horst Faber Germany15
4 Edi Rada Austria24
5 Herbert Alward Austria27
6 Elemér Terták Hungary25
7 Kristof Kallay Hungary36
8 Franz Loichinger Germany39
9 Per Cock-Clausen Denmark43
10 Max Bindea Romania52
11 Alfred Hirv Poland53

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Megan Taylor United Kingdom5
2 Hedy Stenuf United States14
3 Daphne Walker United Kingdom15
4 Lydia Veicht Germany18
5 Eva Nyklova Czechoslovakia27
6 Emmy Putzinger Germany29
7 Marta Musilek Germany37
8 Gladys Jagger United Kingdom35
9 Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad Norway52
10 Anne-Marie Saether Norway53
11 Anita Wägeler Germany54
12 Turid Helland-Bjørnstad Norway57
13 Britta Rahlen Sweden52
14 Jacqueline Bossoutrot France65
15 Zdenka Porgesova Czechoslovakia75

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier Germany8
2 Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin Germany13
3 Inge Koch / Günther Noack Germany24
4 Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy Hungary32
5 Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff United Kingdom38
6 Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois  Switzerland44.5
7 Nadine Szilassy / Ferenc Kertész Hungary48
8 Erika Bass / Béla Barcza Hungary51
9 Stephanie Kalusz / Ervin Kalusz Poland62.5
10 Sylva Palme / Paul Schwab Yugoslavia64

Judges:

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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