1956 World Figure Skating 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
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Results
Men
| 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 | West Germany Tilo Gutzeit | 77 |
| 10 | Switzerland François Pache | 91 |
| 11 | Australia Allan Ganter | 109 |
| 12 | West Germany 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 | West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer | DNS |
Judges:
- West Germany 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
| 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 | West Germany Ina Bauer | 171 |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia Jana Dočekalová | 175 |
Judges:
- Italy Ercole Cattaneo
- United States Otto Dallmayr
- United Kingdom Pamela Davis
- Switzerland Emile Finsterwald
- West Germany V. P. Gross
- Austria Ernst Labin
- Canada Ralph McCreath
- France Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Czechoslovakia B. Srbová
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | 14 |
| 2 | Canada Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | 15 |
| 3 | West Germany 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 | West Germany Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | 80.5 |
| 11 | Australia Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | 88.5 |
Judges:
- United Kingdom Pauline L. Barrajo
- West Germany 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
| 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 | West Germany Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch | 49 |
| 9 | Canada Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston | 74.5 |
| 10 | West Germany 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 | West Germany 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
- West Germany Hermann Schiechtl
- United Kingdom D. Ward
- Austria Franz Wojtanowskyj
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU