1976 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Scandinavium in Göteborg, Sweden from 2 to 7 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1976 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 2 March – 7 |
| Season: | 1975–76 |
| Location: | Göteborg, Sweden |
| Venue: | Scandinavium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  John Curry | |
Ladies' singles:  Dorothy Hamill | |
Pair skating:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov | |
| Previous: 1975 World Championships | |
| Next: 1977 World Championships | |
The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker of the United States and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | John Curry |
Vladimir Kovalev |
 Jan Hoffmann |
| Ladies' singles | Dorothy Hamill |
Christine Errath |
 Dianne de Leeuw |
| Pair skating | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev |
Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich |
Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Ice dancing | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov |
Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov |
Colleen O'Connor / James Millns |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Curry | United Kingdom | 2 | 3 | 1 | 191.18 | 13 |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union | 1 | 5 | 4 | 189.84 | 15 |
| 3 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 187.92 | 29 |
| 4 | Toller Cranston | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 186.26 | 34 |
| 5 | David Santee | United States | 4 | 7 | 7 | 184.34 | 47 |
| 6 | Terry Kubicka | United States | 7 | 4 | 5 | 183.33 | 52 |
| 7 | Minoru Sano |  Japan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 181.22 | 62 |
| 8 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union | 8 | 10 | 9 | 175.46 | 74 |
| 9 | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom | 14 | 8 | 8 | 173.78 | 79 |
| 10 | Pekka Leskinen |  Finland | 10 | 11 | 13 | 168.36 | 102 |
| 11 | Konstantin Kokora | Soviet Union | 11 | 12 | 10 | 168.96 | 101 |
| 12 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan | 13 | 9 | 11 | 101 | |
| 13 | Christophe Boyadjian |  France | 12 | 13 | 15 | 124 | |
| 14 | Zdeněk Pazdírek |  Czechoslovakia | 9 | 15 | 16 | 125 | |
| 15 | Grzegorz Głowania |  Poland | 20 | 14 | 12 | 139.5 | |
| 16 | Ted Barton | Canada | 17 | 17 | 14 | 139.5 | |
| 17 | Kenneth Polk | Canada | 15 | 16 | 18 | 142 | |
| 18 | Glyn Jones | United Kingdom | 19 | 20 | 17 | 163 | |
| 19 | Gerd-Walter Gräbner |  West Germany | 18 | 19 | 19 | 173 | |
| 20 | Thomas Öberg |  Sweden | 16 | 18 | 20 | 175 | |
| 21 | Flemming Söderquist |  Denmark | 21 | 21 | 21 | 189 |
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Benjamin Wright United Kingdom
Judges:
- Pamela Peat United Kingdom
- Charles U. Foster United States
- Sergei Kononykhin Soviet Union
- Elof Niklasson Sweden
- Joan Maclagan Canada
- Monique Georgelin France
- Kinuko Ueno Japan
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Tadeusz Malinowski
Hungary
Substitute judge:
- Inkeri Soininen Finland
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl
Austria
Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Oskar Urban Czechoslovakia
- Erika Schiechtl West Germany
- Toshio Suzuki Japan
- Yvonne S. McGowan United States
- David Dore Canada
- Paul Engelfriet Netherlands
- Helga von Wiecki East Germany
- Pamela Daveis United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Berit Aarnes
Norway
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 140.94 | 9 |
| 2 | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 136.88 | 23 |
| 3 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexander Vlasov | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 136.36 | 28 |
| 4 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 135.71 | 30 |
| 5 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | United States | 5 | 6 | 132.16 | 48 |
| 6 | Nadezhda Gorshkova / Evgeni Shevalovski | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 131.90 | 51 |
| 7 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany | 7 | 7 | 129.00 | 64 |
| 8 | Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch | West Germany | 8 | 8 | 127.24 | 71 |
| 9 | Alice Cook / William Fauver | United States | 9 | 9 | 123.30 | 86 |
| 10 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 10 | 121.43 | 92.5 |
| 11 | Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec | Austria | 11 | 11 | 95 | |
| 12 | Candace Jones / Don Fraser | Canada | 12 | 12 | 110.5 | |
| 13 | Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany | 13 | 13 | 111 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Hans Kutschera Austria
Judges:
- Ardelle K. Sanderson United States
- Giordano Abbondati Italy
- Oskar Urban Czechoslovakia
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Willi Wernz West Germany
- Sydney R. Croll
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Australia - Valentin Piseev Soviet Union
- Dorothy MacLeod Canada
- Norbert Cerny Austria
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- George J. Blundun Canada
Judges:
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Robert Hudson United Kingdom
- Willi Wernz West Germany
- Elaine DeMore United States
- Edwin Kucharz Austria
- Giovanni Bozetti Italy
- Irina Absliamova Soviet Union
- Klára Kozári Hungary
- Dagmar Řeháková Czechoslovakia
Substitute judge:
- Joyce Hisey Canada
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
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