World Figure Skating Championships 1950

World Figure Skating Championships 1950
41st event
Type:	ISU championships
Date:	6-8 March 1950
Venue:	Wembley Arena , London
Gold medalist
Men's:	Richard Button (3)
Women:	Alena Vrzáňová (2)
Couples:	Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy
World figure skating championships
1949 ◄ 1950 ► 1951

The 41st World Figure Skating Championships took place from March 6-8, 1950 at Wembley Arena in London ( United Kingdom ).

Results

Men's

space	athlete	country
1	Richard Button	United States
2	Ede Király	Hungary
3	Hayes Alan Jenkins	United States
4th	Helmut Seibt	Austria
5	Austin Holt	United States
6th	Michael Carrington	United Kingdom
7th	Reg Park	Australia
8th	Roger Wickson	Canada
9	Per Cock-Clausen	Denmark

• Referee: Dr. James Koch Switzerland 
• Assistant Referee : Gustavus FC Witt Netherlands 

Judges were:

• Fritz Kachler Austria 
• Mr. NVS Gregory Canada 
• Mr. H. Meistrup Denmark 
• Capt. Graham Sharp United Kingdom 
• Mr. Elemér Terták Hungary 
• Dr. A. Huber Switzerland 
• Harold G. Storke United States 

Ladies

space	sportswoman	country
1	Alena Vrzáňová	Czechoslovakia
2	Jeannette Altwegg	United Kingdom
3	Yvonne Sherman	United States
4th	Suzanne Morrow	Canada
5	Sonya knockers	United States
6th	Jacqueline du Bief	France
7th	Virginia Baxter	United States
8th	Jiřina Nekolová	Czechoslovakia
9	Marlene Smith	Canada
10	Barbara Wyatt	United Kingdom
11	Andra McLauchlin	United States
12	Dagmar Lerchová	Czechoslovakia
13	Valda Osborn	United Kingdom
14th	Beryl Bailey	United Kingdom

• Referee: Major Kenneth M. Beaumont United Kingdom 
• Assistant Referee : Gustavus FC Witt Netherlands 

Judges were:

• Mr. A. Voordeckers Belgium 
• Mr. NVS Gregory Canada 
• Dr. J. Hainz Czechoslovakia 
• Mr. H. Meistrup Denmark 
• Georges Torchon France 
• Major GS Yates United Kingdom 
• Harold G. Storke United States 

Couples

space	sportswoman	country
1	Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy	United States
2	Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks	United Kingdom
3	Marianna Nagy / László Nagy	Hungary
4th	Elianne Steineman / André Calamé	Switzerland
5	Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard	Belgium
6th	Elly Stark / Harry Gareis	Austria
7th	Marlene Smith / Donald Gilchrist	Canada
8th	Joan Waterhouse / Gordon Holloway	United Kingdom
9	Liliane de Becker / Edmond Verbustel	Belgium
10	Irene Maguire / Walter Muehlbronner	United States
11	Sybil Cooke / Bob Hudson	United Kingdom
12	Denise Favart / Jacques Favart	France

• Referee: Walter S. Powell United States 

Judges were:

• Mr. Fritz Kachler Austria 
• Mr. A. Voordeckers Belgium 
• Mr. NVS Gregory Canada 
• Mr. H. Meistrup Denmark 
• Georges Torchon France 
• Cap. EHC Yates United Kingdom 
• Mr. Elemér Terták Hungary 
• Dr. A. Huber Switzerland 
• Harold G. Storke United States 

Medal table

space	country				total
1	United States	2	-	2	4th
2	Czechoslovakia	1	-	-	1
3	United Kingdom	-	2	-	2
4th	Hungary	-	1	1	2

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• World figure skating championships 1950–1959 (men). Skatabase, archived from the original on October 11, 2008 ; accessed on May 24, 2018 (English). 
• World figure skating championships 1950–1959 (ladies). Skatabase, archived from the original on December 4, 2008 ; accessed on May 24, 2018 (English). 
• World figure skating championships 1950–1959 (pairs). Skatabase, archived from the original on October 11, 2008 ; accessed on May 24, 2018 (English).