1956 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1956 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 16 – 19 |
| Season: | 1956 |
| Location: |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: United States Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: United States Carol Heiss | |
| Pairs: Austria Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
| Ice dance: United Kingdom Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| Previous: 1955 World Championships | |
| Next: 1957 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.
The 1956 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 16 to 19 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Hayes Jenkins | 10 |
| 2 | United States Ronald Robertson | 17 |
| 3 | United States David Jenkins | 28 |
| 4 | Canada Charles Snelling | 42 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Michael Booker | 48 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia Karol Divín | 48 |
| 7 | France Alain Calmat | 65 |
| 8 | Austria Norbert Felsinger | 71 |
| 9 | Tilo Gutzeit |
77 |
| 10 | Switzerland François Pache | 91 |
| 11 | Australia Allan Ganter | 109 |
| 12 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler |
111 |
| 13 | Switzerland Hans Müller | 113 |
| 14 | Austria Hanno Ströher | 115 |
| 15 | Spain Darío Villalba | 137 |
| 16 | Australia Charles Keeble | 142 |
| WD | Manfred Schnelldorfer |
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Judges:
- K. Beyer
- Australia Sydney R. Croll
- Austria H. Deistler
- Switzerland Emile Finsterwald
- United States H. Kendall Kelley
- Canada Ralph McCreath
- United Kingdom Mollie Phillips
- France Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Czechoslovakia B. Srbová
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Carol Heiss | 13 |
| 2 | United States Tenley Albright | 14 |
| 3 | Austria Ingrid Wendl | 33 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Yvonne Sugden | 37 |
| 5 | Austria Hanna Eigel | 48 |
| 6 | United States Catherine Machado | 49 |
| 7 | Austria Hanna Walter | 71 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Erica Batchelor | 72 |
| 9 | Canada Ann Johnston | 72 |
| 10 | United States Mary Dorsey | 97 |
| 11 | Netherlands Joan Haanappel | 103 |
| 12 | United Kingdom Diana Peach | 107 |
| 13 | Italy Fiorella Negro | 128 |
| 14 | Italy Emma Giardini | 130 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia Jindra Kramperová | 131 |
| 16 | Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra | 144 |
| 17 | Switzerland Karin Borner | 155 |
| 18 | Austria Ilse Musyl | 161 |
| 19 | Switzerland Alice Fischer | 168 |
| 20 | Ina Bauer |
171 |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia Jana Dočekalová | 175 |
Judges:
- Italy Ercole Cattaneo
- United States Otto Dallmayr
- United Kingdom Pamela Davis
- Switzerland Emile Finsterwald
- V. P. Gross
- Austria Ernst Labin
- Canada Ralph McCreath
- France Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Czechoslovakia B. Srbová
Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | 14 |
| 2 | Canada Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | 15 |
| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel |
30 |
| 4 | United States Carole Ormaca / Robin Greiner | 34 |
| 5 | Canada Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | 42.5 |
| 6 | United States Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann | 68.5 |
| 7 | United Kingdom Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | 70 |
| 8 | Austria Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | 74.5 |
| 9 | United Kingdom Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | 75.5 |
| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst |
80.5 |
| 11 | Australia Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | 88.5 |
Judges:
- United Kingdom Pauline L. Barrajo
- K. Beyer
- Italy Ercole Cattaneo
- Australia Sydney R. Croll
- United States Otto Dallmayr
- Switzerland Emile Finsterwald
- Canada Ralph McCreath
- Czechoslovakia B. Srbová
- Austria Franz Wojtanowskyj
Ice dance
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | 7 |
| 2 | United Kingdom June Markham / Courtney Jones | 15 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | 29 |
| 4 | United States Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso | 37 |
| 5 | France Fanny Besson / Jean Guhel | 38 |
| 6 | United States Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 39 |
| 7 | United States Sidney Arnold / Franklin Nelson | 47 |
| 8 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch |
49 |
| 9 | Canada Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston | 74.5 |
| 10 | Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burkhardt |
76.5 |
| 11 | Austria Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | 77 |
| 12 | Italy Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli | 82 |
| 13 | Austria Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | 88 |
| 14 | Netherlands Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | 91 |
| 15 | Italy Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini | 94 |
| 16 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet |
109 |
| 17 | Italy Maria Locatelli / Vinicio Toncelli | 117 |
Judges:
- Italy P. Farinet
- Switzerland A. Jobin
- United States H. Kendall Kelley
- France Henri Meudec
- Hermann Schiechtl
- United Kingdom D. Ward
- Austria Franz Wojtanowskyj
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Result List provided by the ISU