1952 World Figure Skating 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.

1952 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 27 – March 1
Season:1952
Location:France Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
France Jacqueline du Bief
Pairs:
West Germany Ria Baran / Paul Falk
Ice dance:
United Kingdom Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy
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The 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States1337
2  Great Britain1113
3  France*1001
  West Germany1001
Totals (4 entries)44412

Results

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Rank Name Places
1   Dick Button 7
2   James Grogan 19
3   Hayes Jenkins 21
4   Helmut Seibt 25
5   Dudley Richards 34
6   Carlo Fassi 44
7   Peter Firstbrook 46
8   Alain Giletti 57
9   Martin Felsenreich 66
10   Adrian Swan 67
11   François Pache 76

Judges:

Ladies

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Rank Name Places
1   Jacqueline du Bief 9
2   Sonya Klopfer 21
3   Virginia Baxter 24
4   Suzanne Morrow 43
5   Barbara Wyatt 55
6   Gundi Busch 59
7   Marlene Smith 64
8   Valda Osborn 65
9   Erica Batchelor 82
10   Vera Smith 90
11   Helga Dudzinski 96
12   Patricia Devries 110
13   Eva Weidler 123
14   Annelies Schilhan 132
15   Nancy Hallam-Burley 129
16   Ghislaine Kopf 124
17   Lidy Stoppelman 158
18   Yolande Jobin 161
19   Gweneth Molony 170
20   Doris Zerbe 175
21   Liliane de Becker 192
22   Nicole Vanderberghe 195
WD   Tenley Albright DNS

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Pairs

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Rank Name Places
1   Ria Baran / Paul Falk 9
2   Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 23.5
3   Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 29
4   Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden 31.5
5   Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale 48.5
6   Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean 49.5
7   Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 68
8   Caryl Johns / Jack Jost 72
9   Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower 81
10   Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood 83

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Ice dance

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Rank Name Places
1   Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy 7
2   Joan Dewhirst / John Slater 14
3   Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan 23
4   Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel 26
5   Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam 35
6   Ilse Reitmayer / Hans Kutschera 44
7   Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink 54
8   Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown 54
9   Paulin Haffner / Herbert Huber 58

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Sources

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  • Result List provided by the ISU