1929 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1929 |
| Location: |  London, United Kingdom (men) Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gillis Grafström | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pairs:  Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | |
| Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
| Next: 1930 World Championships | |
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.
Men's competitions took place from March 4 to 5 in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2 to 3 in Budapest, Hungary.
Medal table
[edit]* Host nations (Hungary, Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hungary* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillis Grafström |
35 | 353.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer |
19 | 346.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Ludwig Wrede |
34 | 323.70 | 16 |
| 4 | John Page |
29 | 312.70 | 24 |
| 5 | Hugo Distler |
25 | ||
| 6 |  Markus Nikkanen |
25 | 26 | |
| 7 | Ian Bowhill |
26 | 32 |
Judges:
- Eduard Engelmann
L. Liebermann
André Poplimont- Ulrich Salchow
- V. C. Wilson
Ladies
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| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie |
16 | 280.40 | 5 |
| 2 | Fritzi Burger |
18 | 259.25 | 12 |
| 3 | Melitta Brunner |
22 | 254.65 | 13 |
| 4 | Ilse Hornung |
20 | 236.10 | 20 |
| 5 | Grete Kubitschek |
26 | 216.65 | 26 |
| 6 | Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts |
19 | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser |
25/27 | 11.25 | 6 |
| 2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede |
21/34 | 10.75 | 13 |
| 3 | Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay |
27/35 | 10.30 | 18 |
| 4 | Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker |
/30 | 10.35 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Emília Rotter / László Szollás |
21/20 | 10.30 | 21.5 |
| 6 |  Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe |
/43 | 10.05 | 25 |
| 7 |  Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger |
8.30 | 35 |
Judges:
- Otto Bohatsch
- B. Børjeson
- C. J. Clarke
- Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers
- Tivadar Meszléri
Sources
[edit]- Result List provided by the ISU
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1929 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Hungary
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- 1929 sports events in London
- 1920s in Budapest
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- International sports competitions in London
- February 1929 sports events
- March 1929 sports events
- Figure skating in Hungary
- International sports competitions in Budapest