1956 European Figure Skating 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]

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

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Alain Giletti France
2 Michael Booker United Kingdom
3 Karol Divín Czechoslovakia
4 Alain Calmat France
5 Tilo Gutzeit West Germany
6 Norbert Felsinger Austria
7 François Pache  Switzerland
8 István Szenes Hungary
9 Brian Tuck United Kingdom
10 Manfred Schnelldorfer West Germany
11 Hans Müller  Switzerland
12 Igor Persiantsev Soviet Union
13 Hanno Sturher Austria
14 Hans-Jürgen Bäumler West Germany
15 Lev Mikhailov Soviet Union
16 Valentin Zakharov Soviet Union

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Ingrid Wendl Austria
2 Yvonne Sugden United Kingdom
3 Erica Batchelor United Kingdom
4 Rosi Pettinger West Germany
5 Hanna Walter Austria
6 Dianne Peach United Kingdom
7 Sjoukje Dijkstra Netherlands
8 Joan Haanappel Netherlands
9 Erica Rucker West Germany
10 Ilse Musyl Austria
11 Emma Giardini Italy
12 Alice Fischer  Switzerland
13 Ina Bauer West Germany
14 Jindřiška Kramperová Czechoslovakia
15 Karin Borner  Switzerland
16 Jana Dočekalová Czechoslovakia
17 Miloslava Tumová-Zahorska Czechoslovakia
18 Gilberte Naboudet France
19 Corinne Altman France
20 Milena Kladrubska Czechoslovakia
21 Michèle Allard France

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria
2 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary
3 Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel West Germany
4 Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles United Kingdom
5 Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal Czechoslovakia
6 Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert Austria
7 Eva Szőllősy / Gabor Vida Hungary
8 Lidia Gerasimova / Yuri Kiselev Soviet Union
9 Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward United Kingdom
10 Eva Neeb / Karl Probst West Germany
11 Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin Soviet Union
12 Susi Holstein / Willi Wahl  Switzerland
13 Vera Kuhrüber / Horst Kuhrüber East Germany
14 Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives France

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas United Kingdom
2 June Markham / Courtney Jones United Kingdom
3 Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby United Kingdom
4 Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel France
5 Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch West Germany
6 Catherina Odink / Jacobus Odink Netherlands
7 Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera Austria
8 Lucia Zorn / Rudolf Zorn Austria
9 Gerda Wohlgemut / Hannes Burkhardt West Germany
10 Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini Italy
11 Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet West Germany
12 Maria Grazia Locatelli / Vinico Toncelli Italy
13 Olga Cilardini / Gianfranco Canepa Italy

References

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