1938 World Figure Skating Championships

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1938 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 4-5 (ladies)
February 18-19 (men and pairs)
Season:1938
Location: Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden (ladies)
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Berlin, Germany (men and pairs)
Champions
Men's singles:
State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Felix Kaspar
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.

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Men's competitions took place on February 18 to 19 in Berlin, Germany and ladies' competitions took place on February 4 to 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Pairs' competition took place on February 18 in Berlin, Germany.

Medal table

  *   Host nations (Sweden, Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1203
2State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg  Austria 1113
3Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany *1012
4Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 0011
Totals (4 entries)3339

Results

Men

Graham Sharp won the CF by 231.4 ahead of Felix Kaspar who gained 229.7, but the FS won by Kaspar with 164.6 ahead of Sharp who gained 159.8. With this in the overall points Felix Kaspar finished before Graham Sharp with 3.1 margin.

RankNameAgeCFFSPointsPlaces
1 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Felix Kaspar 2321394.39
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Sharp 2012391.212
3 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Herbert Alward 3363.632
4 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Horst Faber 164368.133
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Tomlins 167366.435
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Robert van Zeebroeck 289366.037
7 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Edi Rada 156359.347
8 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Günther Lorenz 228357.747
9 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Elemer Tertak 19565
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Cock-Clausen 231068

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Taylor 7
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecilia Colledge 8
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hedy Stenuf 21
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Jagger 22
5 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Lydia Veicht 23
6 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Hanne Niernberger 29
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daphne Walker 30
8 Flag of Norway.svg Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad 43
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnel Ericson 44
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Britta Råhlén 50
11 Flag of Norway.svg Anne-Marie Sæther 53
WD State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Emmy Putzinger DNS

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier 12
2 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin 16
3 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Inge Koch / Günther Noack 30
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff 37
5 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy 44
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois 67
7 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Elisabeth Roth / Bruno Walter 72.5
8 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Grätz / Otto Weiß 79
9 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Hildegard Faulhaber / Karl Eigel 79.5
10 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo 82.5
11 State flag of Austria (1934-1938).svg Elisabeth Kianek / Adolf Rosdol 88
12 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz 94.5
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A. Wächter / Fritz Lesk 117

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Sources

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