1929 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1929 |
| Location: | United Kingdom London, United Kingdom (men) Kingdom of Hungary Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Sweden Gillis Grafström | |
| Ladies' singles: Norway Sonja Henie | |
| Pairs: Austria Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | |
| Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
| Next: 1930 World Championships | |
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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.
Men's competitions took place from March 4 to 5 in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2 to 3 in Budapest, Hungary.
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Gillis Grafström | 353.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria Karl Schäfer | 346.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Austria Ludwig Wrede | 323.70 | 16 |
| 4 | United Kingdom John Page | 312.70 | 24 |
| 5 | Austria Hugo Distler | 25 | |
| 6 | Finland Markus Nikkanen | 26 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom Ian Bowhill | 32 |
Judges:
- Austria Eduard Engelmann
- Switzerland L. Liebermann
- Belgium André Poplimont
- Sweden Ulrich Salchow
- United Kingdom V. C. Wilson
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Ladies
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| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway Sonja Henie | 280.40 | 5 |
| 2 | Austria Fritzi Burger | 259.25 | 12 |
| 3 | Austria Melitta Brunner | 254.65 | 13 |
| 4 | Austria Ilse Hornung | 236.10 | 20 |
| 5 | Austria Grete Kubitschek | 216.65 | 26 |
| 6 | Belgium Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- United Kingdom Herbert Clarke
- Austria Eduard Engelmann
- Finland Walter Jakobsson
- Belgium Fernand de Montigny
Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | 11.25 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | 10.75 | 13 |
| 3 | Kingdom of Hungary Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay | 10.30 | 18 |
| 4 | Austria Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker | 10.35 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Kingdom of Hungary Emília Rotter / László Szollás | 10.30 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe | 10.05 | 25 |
| 7 | Germany Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger | 8.30 | 35 |
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Judges:
- Austria Otto Bohatsch
- Norway B. Børjeson
- United Kingdom C. J. Clarke
- Finland Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers
- Kingdom of Hungary Tivadar Meszléri
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1929 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Hungary
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- 1929 in sport in London
- 1920s in Budapest
- 1929 in Hungarian sport
- International sports competitions in London
- February 1929 sports events in Europe
- March 1929 sports events in Europe
- Figure skating in Hungary
- International sports competitions in Budapest