1937 World Figure Skating Championships

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1937 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 12-13 (men)
March 1-2 (ladies and pairs)
Season:1937
Location: State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Vienna, Austria (men)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom (ladies and pairs)
Venue: Empress Stadion (ladies and pairs)
Champions
Men's singles:
State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Felix Kaspar
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecilia Colledge
Pairs:
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier
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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.

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Men's competitions took place from February 12 to 13 in Vienna, Austria. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from March 1 to 2 also in London, United Kingdom.

Medal table

  *   Host nations (Austria, Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain*1214
2State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg  Austria *1102
3Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1001
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNameAgeCFFSPointsPlaces
1 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Felix Kaspar 221210.301147.468357.7685
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Sharp 192204.623140.616345.23610
3 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Elemer Tertak 183199.625138.892338.5217
4 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Herbert Alward 5197.024139.608336.62819
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Tomlins 177189.182142.264332.06425
6 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Leopold Linhart 226194.026137.088331.10830
7 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Nikkanen 334197.3810129.528326.90835
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Mesot 318187.88130.808318.60842
9 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Emil Ratzenhofer 2210185.007131.040316.04045
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucian Büeler 269186.5211123.228309.74852
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Sadílek 2511183.489129.780313.26050

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecilia Colledge 7
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Taylor 14
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Vivi-Anne Hultén 25.5
4 Flag of France.svg Hedy Stenuf 31.5
5 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Emmy Putzinger 32
6 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Hanne Niernberger 42
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belita Jepson-Turner 49
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Jagger 58
9 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Martha Mayerhans 70
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Angela Anderes 72
11 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Victoria Lindpaintner 67
12 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Audrey Peppe 78

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier 8.5
2 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin 14.5
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff 24.5
4 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy 30.5
5 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Inge Koch / Günther Noack 31.5
6 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo 42.5
7 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Stephanie Kalus / Erwin Kalus 46.5
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Feda Kalenčíková / Karel Globar 53.5

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