1959 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1959 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1959 |
| Location: | United States Colorado Springs, Colorado USA |
| Venue: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: United States David Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: United States Carol Heiss | |
| Pairs: Canada Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | |
| Ice dance: United Kingdom Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones | |
| Previous: 1958 World Championships | |
| Next: 1960 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 1959 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States David Jenkins | 22 | 183.65 | 7 | 2 | 688.1 | 1 | 597.5 | 1285.6 |
| 2 | Canada Donald Jackson | 18 | 178.07 | 18 | 4 | 662.2 | 2 | 584.3 | 1246.5 |
| 3 | United States Tim Brown | 19 | 179.91 | 19 | 1 | 694.9 | 5 | 543.5 | 1238.4 |
| 4 | France Alain Giletti | 19 | 175.22 | 26 | 3 | 666.3 | 3 | 560.3 | 1226.6 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia Karol Divín | 23 | 166.05 | 42 | 6 | 615.9 | 4 | 546.5 | 1162.4 |
| 6 | West Germany Tilo Gutzeit | 21 | 163.37 | 52 | 8 | 608.8 | 7 | 534.8 | 1143.6 |
| 7 | France Alain Calmat | 18 | 162.20 | 53 | 7 | 614.4 | 9 | 521.0 | 1135.4 |
| 8 | United States Bradley Lord | 19 | 161.70 | 56 | 9 | 605.8 | 8 | 526.1 | 1131.9 |
| 9 | Austria Norbert Felsinger | 19 | 161.34 | 56.5 | 5 | 617.7 | 10 | 511.7 | 1129.4 |
| 10 | Canada Edward Collins | 18 | 161.34 | 61.5 | 11 | 590.7 | 6 | 538.7 | 1129.4 |
| 11 | United States Robert Brewer | 19 | 71 | 10 | 604.1 | ||||
| 12 | United Kingdom David Clements | 19 | 84 | 13 | 522.7 | ||||
| 13 | Switzerland Hubert Köpfler | 23 | 91 | 12 | 593.9 | ||||
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Judges:
- France P. Baron
- United Kingdom Pamela Davis
- Switzerland Karl Enderlin
- Canada Donald Gilchrist
- West Germany Theo Klemm
- Austria Edwin Kucharz
- United States R. Sackett
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Carol Heiss | 19 | 194.05 | 7 | 1 | 771.9 | 1 | 586.5 | 1358.4 |
| 2 | Austria Hanna Walter | 19 | 175.01 | 20 | 2 | 698.4 | 6 | 526.7 | 1225.1 |
| 3 | Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra | 17 | 174.74 | 24 | 3 | 667.2 | 3 | 556.0 | 1223.2 |
| 4 | West Germany Ina Bauer | 19 | 170.54 | 30 | 6 | 633.3 | 2 | 560,5 | 1193.8 |
| 5 | United States Barbara Roles | 17 | 171.55 | 31 | 4 | 680.1 | 7 | 520.8 | 1200.9 |
| 6 | United States Lynn Finnegan | 166.65 | 40 | 7 | 628.9 | 4 | 537.5 | 1166.6 | |
| 7 | Austria Regine Heitzer | 15 | 160.65 | 54 | 9 | 608.7 | 8 | 515.9 | 1124.6 |
| 8 | United States Nancy Heiss | 161.58 | 56 | 8 | 621.9 | 10 | 509.2 | 1131.1 | |
| 9 | Italy Anna Galmarini | 16 | 161.01 | 60 | 10 | 592.3 | 5 | 534.8 | 1127.1 |
| 10 | Canada Sandra Tewkesbury | 17 | 156.74 | 78 | 13 | 563.5 | 9 | 515.7 | 1079.2 |
| 11 | Canada Margaret Crosland | 19 | 151.72 | 82 | 11 | 575.5 | 13 | 486.6 | 1062.1 |
| 12 | Canada Sonia Snelling | 150.31 | 82 | 14 | 554.6 | 11 | 497.6 | 1052.2 | |
| 13 | Italy Carla Tichatschek | 18 | 150.10 | 82 | 15 | 556.7 | 12 | 494.0 | 1050.7 |
| 14 | Japan Yūko Araki | 148.71 | 89 | 12 | 561.0 | 14 | 480.0 | 1041.0 | |
| WD | Netherlands Joan Haanappel | 18 | DNF | 5 | 633.6 | ||||
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Judges:
- Italy Grazia Barcellona
- Netherlands Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
- United Kingdom Pamela Davis
- Canada P. Devine
- West Germany Theo Klemm
- United States Alex Krupy
- Austria Oskar Madl
Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | 9 |
| 2 | West Germany Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 19 |
| 3 | United States Nancy Ludington / Ronald Ludington | 35.5 |
| 4 | Canada Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek | 37 |
| 5 | West Germany Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel | 40.5 |
| 6 | United States Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards | 50 |
| 7 | United States Gayle Freed / Karl Freed | 59 |
| 8 | Austria Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl | 72 |
Judges:
- Italy Grazia Barcellona
- France P. Baron
- Netherlands Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
- United Kingdom Pamela Davis
- Switzerland Karl Enderlin
- Canada Donald Gilchrist
- West Germany Theo Klemm
- Austria Oskar Madl
- United States R. Sackett
Ice dance
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones | 6 |
| 2 | United States Andree Anderson / Donald Jacoby | 12 |
| 3 | Canada Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan | 14 |
| 4 | United States Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips | 25 |
| 5 | Canada Ann Martin / Edward Collins | 28 |
| 6 | France Christiane Guhel / Jean Guhel | 30 |
| 7 | United Kingdom Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson | 33 |
| 8 | Canada Svata Staroba / Mirek Staroba | 38 |
| 9 | United States Judy Lamar / Ronald Ludington | 39 |
Judges:
- Canada P. Devine
- United Kingdom Alexander Gordon
- United States Harold Hartshorne
- Austria Edwin Kucharz
- France Jacqueline Meudec
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Result List provided by the ISU