World Figure Skating Championships 1956
World Figure Skating Championships 1956 | |
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47th edition | |
Type: | ISU championships |
Date: | 16. – 19. February 1956 |
Venue: |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen , FR Germany |
Gold medalist | |
Men's: |
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Women: |
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Couples: |
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Ice dance: |
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World figure skating championships | |
1955 ◄ 1956 ► 1957 |
The 47th World Figure Skating Championships took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( Germany ) from February 16-19, 1956 .
Hayes Alan Jenkins won his last of four consecutive titles, while his future wife Carol Heiss won her first of five consecutive titles.
Results
Men's
space | athlete | country |
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1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins |
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2 | Ronald Robertson |
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3 | David Jenkins |
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4th | Charles Snelling |
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5 | Michael Booker |
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6th | Karol Divin |
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7th | Alain Calmat |
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8th | Norbert Felsinger |
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9 | Tilo Gutzeit |
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10 | François Pache |
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11 | Allan Ganter |
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12 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler |
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13 | Hans Müller |
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14th | Hanno Ströher |
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15th | Dario Villalba |
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16 | Charles Keeble |
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Manfred Schnelldorfer (Z) |
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- Z = withdrawn
Judges were:
- SR Croll Australia
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Ralph McCreath Canada
- K. Beyer BR Germany
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Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
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Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- H. Deistler Austria
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- B. Srbová Czechoslovakia
- HK Kelley United States
Ladies
space | sportswoman | country |
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1 | Carol Hot |
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2 | Tenley Albright |
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3 | Ingrid Wendl |
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4th | Yvonne Sugden |
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5 | Hanna Eigel |
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6th | Catherine Machado |
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7th | Hanna Walter |
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8th | Erica Batchelor |
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9 | Ann Johnston |
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10 | Mary Ann Dorsey |
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11 | Joan Haanappel |
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12 | Diana Carol Peach |
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13 | Fiorella Negro |
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14th | Emma Giardini |
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15th | Jindra Kramperová |
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16 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |
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17th | Karin Borner |
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18th | Use Musyl |
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19th | Alice Fischer |
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20th | Ina Bauer |
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21st | Jana Dočekalová |
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Judges were:
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Ralph McCreath Canada
- P. Gross BR Germany
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Pamela Davis United Kingdom
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Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
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Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- E. Lab in Austria
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- B. Srbová Czechoslovakia
- O. Dallmayr United States
Couples
space | athlete | country |
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1 | Sissy Black / Kurt Oppelt |
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2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden |
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3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel |
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4th | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robert Greiner |
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5 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul |
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6th | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothman |
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7th | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles |
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8th | Liesel Ellend / Konrad Lienert |
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9 | Carolyn Patricia Krau / Hodney Ward |
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10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst |
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11 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower |
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Judges were:
- SR Croll Australia
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Ralph McCreath Canada
- K. Beyer BR Germany
- PL Barrajo United Kingdom
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Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- F. Wojtanowskyj Austria
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- B. Srbová Czechoslovakia
- O. Dallmayr United States
Ice dance
space | athlete | country |
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1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas |
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2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones |
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3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby |
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4th | Joan Zamboni / Ronland Junso |
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5 | Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel |
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6th | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel |
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7th | Sidney Arnold / Franklin Nelson |
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8th | Sigrid Knacke / Günther Koch |
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9 | Lindis Johnston / Jeffery Johnston |
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10 | Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burckhardt |
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11 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera |
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12 | Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli |
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13 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn |
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14th | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink |
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15th | Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini |
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16 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet |
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17th | Maria Grazia Locatelli / Vinicio Toncelli |
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Judges were:
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Hermann Schiechtl BR Germany
- D. Ward United Kingdom
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Henri Meudec France
- P. Farinet Italy
- F. Wojtanowskyj Austria
- A. Job in Switzerland
- H. Kendall Kelley United States
Medal table
space | country |
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total |
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1 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 |
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1 | - | 1 | 2 |
4th |
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
5 |
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
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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).
- World figure skating championships 1952–1959 (dance). Skatabase, archived from the original on October 11, 2008 ; accessed on May 24, 2018 (English).