1939 World Figure Skating Championships

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1939 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 11–12 (men and pairs)
February 17–19 (ladies)
Season:1939
Location: Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Budapest, Hungary (men and pairs)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czechoslovakia (ladies)
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Sharp
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Taylor
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.

Contents

Men and pairs competitions took place from February 17 to 19 in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11 to 12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Sharp 5
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Tomlins 11
3 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Horst Faber 15
4 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Edi Rada 24
5 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Herbert Alward 27
6 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Elemér Terták 25
7 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Kristóf Kállay 36
8 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Franz Loichinger 39
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Cock-Clausen 43
10 Flag of Romania.svg Max Bindea 52
11 Flag of Estonia.svg Alfred Hirv 53

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Taylor 5
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hedy Stenuf 14
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daphne Walker 15
4 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Lydia Veicht 18
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Nyklová 27
6 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Emmy Putzinger 29
7 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Marta Musilek 37
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Jagger 35
9 Flag of Norway.svg Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad 52
10 Flag of Norway.svg Anne-Marie Sæther 53
11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anita Wägeler 54
12 Flag of Norway.svg Turid Helland-Bjørnstad 57
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Britta Råhlén 52
14 Flag of France.svg Jacqueline Bossoutrot 65
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeňka Porgesova 75

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier 8
2 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin 13
3 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Inge Koch / Günther Noack 24
4 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy 32
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff 38
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois 44.5
7 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Nadine Szilassy / Ferenc Kertész 48
8 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Erika Bass / Béla Barcza 51
9 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz 62.5
10 Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Silva Palme / Paul Schwab 64

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