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: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 States | 7 |
| 2 | James Grogan | United States | 19 |
| 3 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 21 |
| 4 | Helmut Seibt |  Austria | 25 |
| 5 | Dudley Richards | United States | 34 |
| 6 | Carlo Fassi |  Italy | 44 |
| 7 | Peter Firstbrook | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 46 |
| 8 | Alain Giletti | France | 57 |
| 9 | Martin Felsenreich | Austria | 66 |
| 10 | Adrian Swan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 67 |
| 11 | François Pache |  Switzerland | 76 |
Judges:
- Oscar Madl Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- J. Wilson United Kingdom
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- H. Storke United States
- J. Biedermann Switzerland
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline du Bief | France | 9 |
| 2 | Sonya Klopfer | United States | 21 |
| 3 | Virginia Baxter | United States | 24 |
| 4 | Suzanne Morrow | Canada | 43 |
| 5 | Barbara Wyatt | United Kingdom | 55 |
| 6 | Gundi Busch | West Germany | 59 |
| 7 | Marlene Smith | Canada | 64 |
| 8 | Valda Osborn | United Kingdom | 65 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom | 82 |
| 10 | Vera Smith | Canada | 90 |
| 11 | Helga Dudzinski | West Germany | 96 |
| 12 | Patricia Devries | United Kingdom | 110 |
| 13 | Eva Weidler | Austria | 123 |
| 14 | Annelies Schilhan | Austria | 132 |
| 15 | Nancy Hallam-Burley | Australia | 129 |
| 16 | Ghislaine Kopf | Switzerland | 124 |
| 17 | Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman |  Netherlands | 158 |
| 18 | Yolande Jobin | Switzerland | 161 |
| 19 | Gweneth Molony | Australia | 170 |
| 20 | Doris Zerbe | Switzerland | 175 |
| 21 | Liliane de Becker | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 192 |
| 22 | Nicole Vanderberghe | Belgium | 195 |
| WD | Tenley Albright | United States |
Judges:
- F. Wojtanoskyj Austria
- A. Voordeckers Belgium
- Norman Gregory Canada
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- V. P. Gross West Germany
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- Ercole Cattaneso Italy
- E. Kirchhofer Switzerland
- J. Krupy United States
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria Baran / Paul Falk | West Germany | 9 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | United States | 23.5 |
| 3 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | United Kingdom | 29 |
| 4 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 31.5 |
| 5 | Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale | United States | 48.5 |
| 6 | Sylvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | Switzerland | 49.5 |
| 7 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 68 |
| 8 | Caryl Johns / Jack Jost | United States | 72 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | Australia | 81 |
| 10 | Peri Horn / Raymond Lockwood | United Kingdom | 83 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- P. Gross West Germany
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- A. W. Kneteman Netherlands
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- A. J. Krupy United States
- J. Biedermann Switzerland
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater | United Kingdom | 14 |
| 3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan | United States | 23 |
| 4 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | United States | 26 |
| 5 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam | Netherlands | 35 |
| 6 | Ilse Reitmayer / Hans Kutschera | Austria | 44 |
| 7 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | Netherlands | 54 |
| 8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown | Switzerland | 54 |
| 9 | Paulin Haffner / Herbert Huber | Austria | 58 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner Austria
- A. Voordeckers Belgium
- Norman Gregory Canada
- Henri Meudec France
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- R. Sackett United States
- E. Kirchhofer Switzerland
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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