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1955 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1955
Annual figure skating competition held in 1955
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1955 World Figure Skating Championships |
| comptype | ISU Championship |
| startdate | February 15 |
| enddate | 18 |
| skatingseason | 1955 |
| location | Austria Vienna, Austria |
| championmen | US Hayes Alan Jenkins |
| championladies | US Tenley Albright |
| championpairs | Canada Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden |
| championdance | GBR Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy |
| previouscomp | 1954 World Championships |
| nextcomp | 1956 World Championships |
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 1955 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 15th to 18th in Vienna, Austria.
Medal table
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Hayes Jenkins | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2 | US Ronald Robertson | 16 | |||||||||||
| 3 | US David Jenkins | 28 | |||||||||||
| France Alain Giletti | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Karol Divín | 58 | ||||||||||||
| UK Michael Booker | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Austria Norbert Felsinger | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Canada Charles Snelling | 69 | ||||||||||||
| France Alain Calmat | 79 | ||||||||||||
| UK Hugh Graham | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Hungary István Szenes | 103 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland Hans Müller | 114 | ||||||||||||
| West Germany Tilo Gutzeit | 114 | ||||||||||||
| UK Brian Tuck | 119 |
Judges:
- Switzerland Jean Creux
- Canada Donald Gilchrist
- UK Alexander Gordon
- Czechoslovakia V. Koudelka
- Austria Oskar Madl
- France Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- US R. Sackett
- Hungary Elemér Terták
- West Germany Adolf Walker
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Tenley Albright | 190.96 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Carol Heiss | 180.31 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Austria Hanna Eigel | 179.78 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Ingrid Wendl | 178.46 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Erica Batchelor | 177.56 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Yarmila Pachl | 175.16 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Patricia Firth | 174.49 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Yvonne Sugden | 174.59 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Ann Johnston | 172.51 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Catherine Machado | 169.43 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany Rosi Pettinger | 161.98 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Dawn Hunter | 158.42 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Ilse Musyl | 157.99 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Dagmar Řeháková | 157.89 | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Joan Haanappel | 156.06 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Fiorella Negro | 161.98 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Alice Fischer | 153.37 | 158.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Miroslava Náchodská | 153.03 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France Maryvonne Huet | 152.54 | 162.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany Erika Rücker | 150.66 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra | 151.57 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Hanna Walter | DNS |
Judges:
- Switzerland Jean Creux
- UK Pamela Davis
- Czechoslovakia Josef Dědič
- Canada Donald Gilchrist
- West Germany F. Händel
- US A. Krunoy
- Austria Edwin Kucharz
- France Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Italy Mario Verdi
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Points | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | 10.88 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Austria Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | 10.82 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Hungary Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | 10.57 | 28 | |||||||||
| US Carole Ormaca / Robin Greiner | 10.27 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Canada Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | 10.08 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | 10.06 | 66.5 | ||||||||||
| West Germany Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | 10.01 | 68.5 | ||||||||||
| US Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann | 10.02 | 70.5 | ||||||||||
| West Germany Alice Zettel / Klaus Loichinger | 9.96 | 70.5 | ||||||||||
| Austria Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | 9.82 | 82.5 | ||||||||||
| Hungary Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida | 9.78 | 83 | ||||||||||
| UK Vivien Higson / Robert Hudson | 9.79 | 87.5 |
Judges:
- Switzerland J. Creux
- Canada Donald H. Gilchrist
- West Germany F. Händel
- Czechoslovakia V. Koudelka
- US A. Krunoy
- UK Mollie Phillips
- Hungary Elemér Terták
- Italy M. Verdi
- Austria Franz Wojtanowskyj
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Points | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | 37.09 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UK Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | 36.52 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UK Barbara Radford / Raymond Lockwood | 35.29 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| US Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 34.23 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| US Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso | 34.11 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| US Phyllis Forney / Martin Forney | 33.23 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| France Fanny Besson / Jean Guhel | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| West Germany Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | 31.20 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Italy Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli | 75 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston | 77 | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | 80 | ||||||||||||||
| France Claude Weinstein / Claude Lambert | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | 30.33 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Austria Luise Lehner / Georg Lenitz | 28.38 | 104 |
Judges:
- UK Pauline L. Barrajo
- Italy P. Farinet
- Austria Hans Meixner
- France Henri Meudec
- US R. Sackett
- Hungary László Szollás
- Belgium A. Voordeckers
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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