1948 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.
| 1948 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 11 – 15 |
| Season: | 1948 |
| Location: | Davos, Switzerland |
| Champions | |
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| Previous: 1947 World Championships | |
| Next: 1949 World Championships | |
The 1948 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 11 to 15 in Davos, Switzerland. These were the second World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany and Japan were still not allowed to compete.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button | | 11 |
| 2 | Hans Gerschwiler |  | 19 |
| 3 | Ede Király |  | 28 |
| 4 | John Lettengarver | | 32 |
| 5 | James Grogan | | 52 |
| 6 | Graham Sharp |  | 53 |
| 7 | Helmut Seibt |  | 76 |
| 8 | Hellmuth May | | 79 |
| 9 | Wallace Diestelmeyer | | 85 |
| 10 | Ladislav Čáp |  | 84 |
| 11 | Fernand Leemans | | 80 |
| 12 | Zdeněk Fikar | | 105 |
| 13 | Per Cock-Clausen |  | 115 |
| WD | Edi Rada | |
Judges:
- Adolf Rosdol
- A. Voordeckers
- Melville F. Rogers
- Vladimir Koudelka
- H. Meistrup
- Hubert M. Martineau
- Marcel Vadas
- H. Storke
- E. Kirchhofer
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Ann Scott | | 11 |
| 2 | Eva Pawlik | | 25 |
| 3 | Jiřína Nekolová | | 32 |
| 4 | Jeanette Altwegg | | 36 |
| 5 | Alena Vrzáňová | | 39 |
| 6 | Yvonne Sherman | | 71 |
| 7 | Marta Bachem-Musilek | | 81 |
| 8 | Bridget Shirley Adams | | 83 |
| 9 | Andrea Kékesy | | 93 |
| 10 | Dagmar Lerchova | | 109 |
| 11 | Marika Saáry | | 102 |
| 12 | Marilyn Ruth Take | | 97 |
| 13 | Suzanne Morrow | | 107 |
| 14 | Maja Hug | | 124 |
| 15 | Marion Davies | | 113 |
| 16 | Barbara Wyatt | | 135 |
| 17 | Beryl Bailey | | 141 |
| 18 | Jacqueline du Bief |  | 149 |
| 19 | Jill Hood-Linzee | | 163 |
| 20 | Lotti Höner | | 179 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner
- Melville F. Rogers
- K. Zemek
- Georges Torchon
- Kenneth M. Beaumont
- Elemér Terták
- H. Meistrup
- M. Bernard Fox
- A. Winkler
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet | | 13.5 |
| 2 | Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király | | 24.5 |
| 3 | Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer | | 26 |
| 4 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | | 38.5 |
| 5 | Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning | | 45 |
| 6 | Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne | | 51.5 |
| 7 | Marianne Nagy / László Nagy | | 72 |
| 8 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | | 80.5 |
| 9 | Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka | | 86.5 |
| 10 | Luny Kuster-Unold / Hans Unold | | 91 |
| 11 | Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer | | 92 |
| 12 | Joan Oglivie-Thompson / Robert Thompson | | 95 |
| 13 | Susi Giebsch / Helmut Seibt | | 104 |
| 14 | Eliane Steinemann / André Calame | | 125 |
| WD | Denise Favart / Jacques Favart | |
Judges:
- Rudolf Kaler
- A. Voordeckers
- Melville F. Rogers
- Vladimir Koudelka
- Georges Torchon
- Mollie Phillips
- Marcel Vadas
- Harold G. Storke
- James Koch
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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