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
Men's singles:
Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
Barbara Ann Scott
Pair skating:
Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet
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 United States11
2 Hans Gerschwiler  Switzerland19
3 Ede Király Hungary28
4 John Lettengarver United States32
5 James Grogan United States52
6 Graham Sharp United Kingdom53
7 Helmut Seibt Austria76
8 Hellmuth May Austria79
9 Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada85
10 Ladislav Čáp Czechoslovakia84
11 Fernand Leemans Belgium80
12 Zdeněk Fikar Czechoslovakia105
13 Per Cock-Clausen Denmark115
WD Edi Rada Austria

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Barbara Ann Scott Canada11
2 Eva Pawlik Austria25
3 Jiřína Nekolová Czechoslovakia32
4 Jeanette Altwegg United Kingdom36
5 Alena Vrzáňová Czechoslovakia39
6 Yvonne Sherman United States71
7 Marta Bachem-Musilek Austria81
8 Bridget Shirley Adams United Kingdom83
9 Andrea Kékesy Hungary93
10 Dagmar Lerchova Czechoslovakia109
11 Marika Saáry Hungary102
12 Marilyn Ruth Take Canada97
13 Suzanne Morrow Canada107
14 Maja Hug  Switzerland124
15 Marion Davies United Kingdom113
16 Barbara Wyatt United Kingdom135
17 Beryl Bailey United Kingdom141
18 Jacqueline du Bief France149
19 Jill Hood-Linzee United Kingdom163
20 Lotti Höner  Switzerland179

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet Belgium13.5
2 Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király Hungary24.5
3 Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada26
4 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States38.5
5 Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning United States45
6 Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne United Kingdom51.5
7 Marianne Nagy / László Nagy Hungary72
8 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks United Kingdom80.5
9 Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka Czechoslovakia86.5
10 Luny Kuster-Unold / Hans Unold  Switzerland91
11 Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer Austria92
12 Joan Oglivie-Thompson / Robert Thompson United Kingdom95
13 Susi Giebsch / Helmut Seibt Austria104
14 Eliane Steinemann / André Calame  Switzerland125
WD Denise Favart / Jacques Favart France

Judges:

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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