1968 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1968 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 27 – March 3 |
| Season: | 1967–68 |
| Location: | Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
| Venue: | Patinoire des Vernets |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Austria Emmerich Danzer | |
| Ladies' singles: United States Peggy Fleming | |
| Pairs: Soviet Union Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov | |
| Ice dance: United Kingdom Diane Towler / Bernard Ford | |
| Previous: 1967 World Championships | |
| Next: 1969 World Championships | |
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The 1968 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from February 27 to March 3. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
On the ladies' singles skating Peggy Fleming finished first in the CF and in the FS too, before Gabriele Seyfert. The South African Margaret Betts finished on the last place in both program. On the pair skating Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov finished first also in the SP and in the FS, before Tatyana Zhuk and Aleksandr Gorelik. On the ice dance competition Diane Towler and Bernard Ford won in the CD and FD too.
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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Results
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[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Emmerich Danzer | 2195.2 | 12 |
| 2 | United States Timothy Wood | 2180.9 | 15 |
| 3 | France Patrick Péra | 2090.1 | 38 |
| 4 | United States Scott Allen | 2095.1 | 38 |
| 5 | United States Gary Visconti | 2086.1 | 41 |
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Ondrej Nepela | 2052.5 | 52 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Jay Humphry | 2047.3 | 57 |
| 8 | West Germany Peter Krick | 1989.4 | 79 |
| 9 | Soviet Union Sergey Chetverukhin | 1978.1 | 83 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: David McGillivray | 1963.7 | 93 |
| 11 | East Germany Günter Zöller | 94 | |
| 12 | France Philippe Pélissier | 106 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom Michael Williams | 117 | |
| 14 | Japan Tsuguhiko Kodzuka | 128 | |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Marian Filc | 133 | |
| 16 | Italy Giordano Abbondati | 142 | |
| 17 | West Germany Reinhard Ketterer | 154 | |
| 18 | Austria Günter Anderl | 162 | |
| 19 | Hungary Jenő Ébert | 167 | |
| 20 | Switzerland Daniel Höner | 179 |
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- Referee: Switzerland Karl Enderlin
- Assistant Referee: West Germany János Zsigmondy
Judges:
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- Japan Masao Hasegawa
- Austria Franz Heinlein
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- United States Yvonne S. McGowan
- West Germany Eva Neeb
- United Kingdom Mollie Phillips
- France Néri Valdes
- East Germany Helga Wiecki
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Peggy Fleming | 2269.7 | 9 |
| 2 | East Germany Gabriele Seyfert | 2179.8 | 19 |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Hana Mašková | 2121.3 | 29 |
| 4 | Austria Beatrix Schuba | 2094.1 | 35 |
| 5 | Japan Kumiko Ōkawa | 2054.2 | 46 |
| 6 | United States Albertina Noyes | 2025.5 | 59 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Karen Magnussen | 2016.6 | 62 |
| 8 | Hungary Zsuzsa Almássy | 1985.7 | 74 |
| 9 | United States Janet Lynn | 1961.5 | 89 |
| 10 | Soviet Union Yelena Shcheglova | 1954.5 | 89 |
| 11 | West Germany Monika Feldmann | 94 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom Patricia Dodd | 107 | |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Linda Carbonetto | 117 | |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Marie Víchová | 133 | |
| 15 | Austria Elisabeth Nestler | 139 | |
| 16 | Switzerland Charlotte Walter | 148 | |
| 17 | East Germany Martina Clausner | 147 | |
| 18 | Japan Kazumi Yamashita | 156 | |
| 19 | Japan Haruko Ishida | 158 | |
| 20 | East Germany Sonja Morgenstern | 183 | |
| 21 |  Mary-Ellen Holland |
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| 22 | South Africa Margaret Betts | 198 |
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- Referee: Error creating thumbnail: Josef Dědič
- Assistant Referee: Italy Sonia Bianchetti
Judges:
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- Sydney R. Croll
- Hungary Ferenc Kertész
- Japan Haruo Konno
- Austria Hans Kutschera
- East Germany Carla Listing
- Error creating thumbnail: Joan Maclagan
- United Kingdom Pamela Peat
- United States Edith M. Shoemaker
Pairs
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- Referee: United Kingdom Alexander Gordon
- Assistant Referee: Switzerland Jakob Biedermann
Judges:
- Error creating thumbnail: Gerhardt Bubník
- West Germany Wilhelm Kahle
- Error creating thumbnail: William Lewis
- East Germany Carla Listing
- United States Yvonne S. McGowan
- United Kingdom Pamela Peat
- Poland Oskar Schubert
- Switzerland Rolf J. Steinmann
- Soviet Union Sergey Vasilyev
Ice dance
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Diane Towler / Bernard Ford | 332.9 | 9 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Yvonne Suddick / Malcolm Cannon | 319.8 | 24 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Janet Sawbridge / Jon Lane | 319.7 | 24 |
| 4 | United States Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky | 311.8 | 40 |
| 5 | Soviet Union Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin | 310.9 | 43 |
| 6 | Soviet Union Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov | 307.9 | 49 |
| 7 | United States Vicki Camper / Eugene Heffron | 298.3 | 65 |
| 8 | West Germany Angelika Buck / Erich Buck | 291.4 | 78 |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: Joni Graham / Don Phillips | 289.0 | 82 |
| 10 | East Germany Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | 285.0 | 85 |
| 11 | Hungary Edit Mató / Károly Csanádi | 101 | |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Milena Tůmová / Josef Pešek | 111 | |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie | 112 | |
| 14 | Italy Susanna Carpani / Sergio Pirelli | 124 | |
| 15 | France Claude Couste / Jean-Pierre Noullet | 133 |
- Referee: France Henri Meudec
- Assistant Referee: Error creating thumbnail: Emil Skákala
Judges:
- East Germany Terese Birke
- Error creating thumbnail: Frances Gunn
- Error creating thumbnail: Miroslav Hasenöhrl
- Hungary Ferenc Kertész
- France Lysiane Lauret
- United Kingdom Mollie Phillips
- Switzerland Margrit Rellstab
- United States Edith M. Shoemaker
- West Germany Willi Wernz