1952 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.

1952 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 27 – March 1
Season:1952
Location:Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles:
Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
Jacqueline du Bief
Pair skating:
Ria Baran / Paul Falk
Ice dance:
Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy
Previous:
1951 World Championships
Next:
1953 World Championships

The 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Dick Button United States7
2 James Grogan United States19
3 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States21
4 Helmut Seibt Austria25
5 Dudley Richards United States34
6 Carlo Fassi Italy44
7 Peter Firstbrook Canada46
8 Alain Giletti France57
9 Martin Felsenreich Austria66
10 Adrian Swan Australia67
11 François Pache  Switzerland76

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Jacqueline du Bief France9
2 Sonya Klopfer United States21
3 Virginia Baxter United States24
4 Suzanne Morrow Canada43
5 Barbara Wyatt United Kingdom55
6 Gundi Busch West Germany59
7 Marlene Smith Canada64
8 Valda Osborn United Kingdom65
9 Erica Batchelor United Kingdom82
10 Vera Smith Canada90
11 Helga Dudzinski West Germany96
12 Patricia Devries United Kingdom110
13 Eva Weidler Austria123
14 Annelies Schilhan Austria132
15 Nancy Hallam-Burley Australia129
16 Ghislaine Kopf  Switzerland124
17 Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman Netherlands158
18 Yolande Jobin  Switzerland161
19 Gweneth Molony Australia170
20 Doris Zerbe  Switzerland175
21 Liliane de Becker Belgium192
22 Nicole Vanderberghe Belgium195
WD Tenley Albright United States

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Ria Baran / Paul Falk West Germany9
2 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States23.5
3 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks United Kingdom29
4 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada31.5
5 Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale United States48.5
6 Sylvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean  Switzerland49.5
7 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria68
8 Caryl Johns / Jack Jost United States72
9 Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower Australia81
10 Peri Horn / Raymond Lockwood United Kingdom83

Judges:

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy United Kingdom7
2 Joan Dewhirst / John Slater United Kingdom14
3 Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan United States23
4 Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel United States26
5 Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam Netherlands35
6 Ilse Reitmayer / Hans Kutschera Austria44
7 Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink Netherlands54
8 Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown  Switzerland54
9 Paulin Haffner / Herbert Huber Austria58

Judges:

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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