1953 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.
| 1953 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 8 – 15 |
| Season: | 1953 |
| Location: | Davos, Switzerland |
| Champions | |
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| Ladies' singles: | |
Pair skating:  | |
| Ice dance: | |
| Previous: 1952 World Championships | |
| Next: 1954 World Championships | |
The 1953 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 8th to 15th in Davos, Switzerland.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | | 13 |
| 2 | James Grogan | | 16 |
| 3 | Carlo Fassi |  | 36 |
| 4 | Ronald Robertson | | 37 |
| 5 | Alain Giletti |  | 44 |
| 6 | Dudley Richards | | 49 |
| 7 | Peter Firstbrook | .svg.png){kind=small} | 59 |
| 8 | Peter Dunfield | | 73 |
| 9 | Michael Booker | | 81 |
| 10 | Freimut Stein |  | 88 |
| 11 | Kurt Oppelt |  | 102 |
| 12 | Hubert Köpfler |  | 106 |
| 13 | György Czakó | .svg.png){kind=small} | 115 |
| WD | Claus Loichinger | |
Judges:
- J. D. Greig
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Adolf Walker
- Pamela Davis
- H. Hoyoux
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- Ercole Cattaneo
- A. J. Krupy
- Hans Meixner
- A. Jaisli
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenley Albright | | 7 |
| 2 | Gundi Busch | | 16 |
| 3 | Valda Osborn | | 28 |
| 4 | Carol Heiss | | 27 |
| 5 | Suzanne Morrow | | 28 |
| 6 | Vera Smith | | 48 |
| 7 | Margaret Anne Graham | | 49 |
| 8 | Yvonne Sugden | | 53 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor | | 70 |
| 10 | Ann Robinson | | 74 |
| 11 | Anneliese Schilhan | | 72 |
| 12 | Mary Kenner | | 86 |
| 13 | Norma Skevington | | 83 |
| 14 | Rosi Pettinger | | 97 |
| 15 | Doris Zerbe | | 109 |
| 16 | Margaret Dean | | 112 |
| 17 | Yolande Jobin | | 112 |
| 18 | Eszter Jurek | | 129 |
| 19 | Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman |  | 130 |
| WD | Helga Dudzinski | |
Judges:
- E. Labin
- J. D. Greig
- Adolf Walker
- Mollie Phillips
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- J. Krupy
- A. Jaisli
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | | 10.5 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | | 16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | | 23.5 |
| 4 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | | 24 |
| 5 | Peri Horn / Raymond Lockwood | | 39 |
| 6 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | | 43.5 |
| 7 | Jean Higson / Robert Hudson | | 44.5 |
| 8 | Eva Szőllősy / Gabor Vida | | 57 |
| 9 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | | 61 |
| 10 | Charlotte Michiels / Gaston von Ghelder | | 66 |
Judges:
- W. Malek
- H. Hoyoux
- J. D. Greig
- Werner Rittberger
- P. L. Borrajo
- Elemér Terták
- E. Finsterwald
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | | 6 |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater | | 10 |
| 3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan | | 16 |
| 4 | Nesta Davies / Paul Thomas | | 20 |
| 5 | Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby | | 23 |
| 6 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam | | 30 |
| 7 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | | 35 |
| 8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown | | 42 |
| 9 | Helga Binder / Edwin Fuhrich | | 45 |
| 10 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | | 50 |
| 11 | Luzzi Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | | 54 |
| 12 | Luise Lehner / Hans Kutschera | | 59 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner
- A. Voordeckers
- Pamela Davis
- E. Finsterwald
- R. Sackett
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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