1959 World Figure Skating Championships

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1959 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1959
Location: Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Venue: Broadmoor Ice Palace
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg David Jenkins
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Heiss
Pairs:
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul
Ice dance:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones
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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 1959 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States *2125
2Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 1113
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1001
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0101
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Results

Men

RankNameAgePointsPlacesCFFSTotal
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg David Jenkins 22183.6572688.11597.51285.6
2 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Donald Jackson 18178.07184662.22584.31246.5
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tim Brown 19179.91191694.95543.51238.4
4 Flag of France.svg Alain Giletti 19175.22263666.33560.31226.6
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karol Divín 23166.05426615.94546.51162.4
6 Flag of Germany.svg Tilo Gutzeit 21163.37528608.87534.81143.6
7 Flag of France.svg Alain Calmat 18162.20537614.49521.01135.4
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bradley Lord 19161.70569605.88526.11131.9
9 Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Felsinger 19161.3456.55617.710511.71129.4
10 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Edward Collins 18161.3461.511590.76538.71129.4
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Robert Brewer 197110604.1
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Clements 198413522.7
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hubert Köpfler 239112593.9


Judges:

Ladies

RankNameAgePointsPlacesCFFSTotal
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Heiss 19194.0571771.91586.51358.4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Hanna Walter 19175.01202698.46526.71225.1
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra 17174.74243667.23556.01223.2
4 Flag of Germany.svg Ina Bauer 19170.54306633.32560,51193.8
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Barbara Roles 17171.55314680.17520.81200.9
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lynn Finnegan 166.65407628.94537.51166.6
7 Flag of Austria.svg Regine Heitzer 15160.65549608.78515.91124.6
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Nancy Heiss 161.58568621.910509.21131.1
9 Flag of Italy.svg Anna Galmarini 16161.016010592.35534.81127.1
10 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Sandra Tewkesbury 17156.747813563.59515.71079.2
11 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Margaret Crosland 19151.728211575.513486.61062.1
12 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Sonia Snelling 150.318214554.611497.61052.2
13 Flag of Italy.svg Carla Tichatschek 18150.108215556.712494.01050.7
14 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yūko Araki 148.718912561.014480.01041.0
WD Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joan Haanappel 18DNF5633.6

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul 9
2 Flag of Germany.svg Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 19
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Nancy Ludington / Ronald Ludington 35.5
4 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek 37
5 Flag of Germany.svg Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel 40.5
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards 50
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gayle Freed / Karl Freed 59
8 Flag of Austria.svg Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl 72

Judges:

Ice dance

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones 6
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Andree Anderson / Donald Jacoby 12
3 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan 14
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips 25
5 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Ann Martin / Edward Collins 28
6 Flag of France.svg Christiane Guhel / Jean Guhel 30
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson 33
8 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Svata Staroba / Mirek Staroba 38
9 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Judy Lamar / Ronald Ludington 39

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