1952 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1952 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 27 – March 1 |
| Season: | 1952 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Richard Button | |
| Ladies' singles: Jacqueline du Bief | |
| Pairs: Ria Baran / Paul Falk | |
| Ice dance: Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
| Previous: 1951 World Championships | |
| Next: 1953 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 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button | 7 |
| 2 | James Grogan | 19 |
| 3 | Hayes Jenkins | 21 |
| 4 | Helmut Seibt | 25 |
| 5 | Dudley Richards | 34 |
| 6 | Carlo Fassi | 44 |
| 7 | Peter Firstbrook | 46 |
| 8 | Alain Giletti | 57 |
| 9 | Martin Felsenreich | 66 |
| 10 | Adrian Swan | 67 |
| 11 | François Pache | 76 |
Judges:
- Jakob Biedermann
- Ercole Cattaneo
- Donald Gilchrist
- Oskar Madl
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Harold G. Storke
- J. Wilson
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline du Bief | 9 |
| 2 | Sonya Klopfer | 21 |
| 3 | Virginia Baxter | 24 |
| 4 | Suzanne Morrow | 43 |
| 5 | Barbara Wyatt | 55 |
| 6 | Gundi Busch | 59 |
| 7 | Marlene Smith | 64 |
| 8 | Valda Osborn | 65 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor | 82 |
| 10 | Vera Smith | 90 |
| 11 | Helga Dudzinski | 96 |
| 12 | Patricia Devries | 110 |
| 13 | Eva Weidler | 123 |
| 14 | Annelies Schilhan | 132 |
| 15 | Nancy Hallam-Burley | 129 |
| 16 | Ghislaine Kopf | 124 |
| 17 | Lidy Stoppelman | 158 |
| 18 | Yolande Jobin | 161 |
| 19 | Gweneth Molony | 170 |
| 20 | Doris Zerbe | 175 |
| 21 | Liliane de Becker | 192 |
| 22 | Nicole Vanderberghe | 195 |
| WD | Tenley Albright | DNS |
Judges:
- Ercole Cattaneo
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- V. P. Gross
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Alex Krupy
- Mollie Phillips
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- A. Voordeckers
- Franz Wojtanowskyj
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria Baran / Paul Falk | 9 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | 23.5 |
| 3 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | 29 |
| 4 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | 31.5 |
| 5 | Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale | 48.5 |
| 6 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | 49.5 |
| 7 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | 68 |
| 8 | Caryl Johns / Jack Jost | 72 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | 81 |
| 10 | Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood | 83 |
Judges:
- J. Biedermann
- Ercole Cattaneo
- Pamela Davis
- Donald Gilchrist
- V. P. Gross
- A. W. Knetemann
- Alex Krupy
- Hans Meixner
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | 7 |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater | 14 |
| 3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan | 23 |
| 4 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 26 |
| 5 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam | 35 |
| 6 | Ilse Reitmayer / Hans Kutschera | 44 |
| 7 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | 54 |
| 8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown | 54 |
| 9 | Paulin Haffner / Herbert Huber | 58 |
Judges:
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Hans Meixner
- Henri Meudec
- Mollie Phillips
- R. Sackett
- A. Voordeckers
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU