1948 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1948 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations, in addition to the United States and Canada, competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] and pair skating.[3]

1948 European Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1947–48
Location:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
Dick Button
Ladies' singles:
Barbara Ann Scott
Pair skating:
Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király
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1947 European Championships
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1949 European Championships

Because North Americans were allowed to participate, the best European single skaters, Eva Pawlik of Austria and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland, were awarded only the European Silver Medals. That was the reason the International Skating Union restricted the 1949 Europeans and all the following European Championships to European skaters.

Results

Men

Button is the only winner from outside Europe in men's singles.

Rank Name Nation
1 Dick Button United States
2 Hans Gerschwiler  Switzerland
3 Edi Rada Austria
4 Ede Király Hungary
5 John Lettengarver United States
6 Zdeněk Fikar Czechoslovakia
7 Helmut Seibt Austria
8 Ladislav Čáp Czechoslovakia
9 Josef Dědič Czechoslovakia

Ladies

Scott is the only winner from outside Europe in ladies' singles.

Rank Name Nation
1 Barbara Ann Scott Canada
2 Eva Pawlik Austria
3 Alena Vrzáňová Czechoslovakia
4 Jiřína Nekolová Czechoslovakia
5 Jeannette Altwegg United Kingdom
6 Dagmar Lerchová Czechoslovakia
7 Andrea Kékesy Hungary
8 Bridget Shirley Adams United Kingdom
9 Marion Davies United Kingdom
10 Barbara Wyatt United Kingdom
11 Marta Bachem-Musilek Austria
12 Miloslava Tumová Czechoslovakia
13 Ingeborg Solar Austria
14 Eva Lindner Hungary
15 Hildegarde Appeltauer Austria
16 Marika Saary Hungary
17 Beryl Bailey United Kingdom
18 Roberta Scholdan United States
19 Vera Masakova Czechoslovakia

Pairs
Rank Name Nation
1 Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király Hungary
2 Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka Czechoslovakia
3 Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer Austria
4 Joan Thompson / Robert Ogilvie United Kingdom
5 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks United Kingdom
6 Marianne Nagy / László Nagy Hungary
7 Györgyi von Botond / Ferenc Kertész Hungary
8 Susi Giebisch / Helmut Seibt Austria
9 Dagmar Hruba / Jiří Ocenasek Czechoslovakia
10 Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis Austria
11 P. Prenosilova / Frontisek Landi Czechoslovakia
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References
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
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