1948 World Figure Skating Championships

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1948 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 11 – 15
Season:1948
Location: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Barbara Ann Scott
Pair skating:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet
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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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The 1948 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 11 to 15 in Davos, Switzerland. These were the second World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany and Japan were still not allowed to compete.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1012
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1001
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1001
4Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0112
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland *0101
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dick Button 11
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Gerschwiler 19
3 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ede Király 28
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg John Lettengarver 32
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James Grogan 52
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Sharp 53
7 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Seibt 76
8 Flag of Austria.svg Hellmuth May 79
9 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Wallace Diestelmeyer 85
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladislav Čáp 84
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fernand Leemans 80
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Fikar 105
13 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Cock-Clausen 115
WD Flag of Austria.svg Edi Rada DNS

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Barbara Ann Scott 11
2 Flag of Austria.svg Eva Pawlik 25
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiřína Nekolová 32
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeanette Altwegg 36
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Vrzáňová 39
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Yvonne Sherman 71
7 Flag of Austria.svg Marta Bachem-Musilek 81
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bridget Adams 83
9 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Andrea Kékesy 93
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dagmar Lerchová 109
11 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Mária Saáry 102
12 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Marilyn Take 97
13 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Suzanne Morrow 107
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maja Hug 124
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marion Davies 113
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Wyatt 135
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Beryl Bailey 141
18 Flag of France.svg Jacqueline du Bief 149
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jill Hood-Linzee 163
20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lotti Höner 179

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet 13.5
2 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király 24.5
3 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer 26
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 38.5
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning 45
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne 51.5
7 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 72
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 80.5
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka 86.5
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luny Unold / Hans Kuster 91
11 Flag of Austria.svg Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer 92
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Oglivie-Thompson / Robert Thompson 95
13 Flag of Austria.svg Susi Giebisch / Helmut Seibt 104
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eliane Steinemann / André Calame 125
WD Flag of France.svg Denise Favart / Jacques Favart DNS

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