Richmond Trophy

The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years.[1] The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink.[2]

For the auto race, see Glover Trophy.

At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International.[3] Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.

Medalists
Ladies' medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1949
1950
1951
1952 Yvonne Sugden Lidy Stoppelman Doreen Spowart
1953 Yvonne Sugden Anne Robinson Lidy Stoppelman
1954 Patricia Pauley Sjoukje Dijkstra Clema Cowley
1955 Yvonne Sugden Joan Haanappel Sjoukje Dijkstra
1956 Sjoukje Dijkstra Joan Haanappel Karin Borner
1957 Sjoukje Dijkstra Patricia Pauley Diana Clifton-Peach
1958 Sjoukje Dijkstra Carolyn Krau Diana Clifton-Peach
1959 Joan Haanappel Carolyn Krau Nicole Hassler
1960 Nicole Hassler Carolyn Krau Barbara Conniff
1961 Nicole Hassler Barbara Conniff Heather Moir[4]
1962 Nicole Hassler Carol Noir Anne Lenton
1963
1964
1965 Uschi Keszler Zsuzsa Almássy Beate Richter[5]
1966 Zsuzsa Almássy
1967 Zsuzsa Almássy Beatrix Schuba
1968 Elisabeth Nestler Patricia Dodd Eleonora Baricka
1969 Elisabeth Nestler Patricia Dodd Rita Trapanese[6]
1970 Rita Trapanese Patricia Dodd Dawn Glab[7]
1971 Christine Errath Cathy Lee Irwin Kazumi Yamashita[7]
1972 Dorothy Hamill Karin Iten Jean Scott[7]
1973 Dianne de Leeuw Maria McLean Karin Iten
1974 Marion Weber Isabel de Navarre Kath Malmberg[8]
1975 Lynn Nightingale Barbie Smith Linda Fratianne[8]
1976 Barbie Smith Susanna Driano Heather Kemkaran[8]
1977 Priscilla Hill Kristiina Wegelius Denise Biellmann[8]
1978 Susanna Driano Carrie Rugh Karena Richardson[8]
1979 Alicia Risberg Carola Weißenberg Simone Grigorescu[8]
1980 Karen Wood Janina Wirth Carola Paul[8]

References
  1. Wright, Benjamin T., Skating in America
  2. "The Richmond Ice Rink". Twickenham Museum.
  3. Ice Abroad, Skating magazine, January 1981
  4. The Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1962
  5. From Abroad, Skating magazine, February 1966
  6. Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1970
  7. "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
  8. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
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