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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.
| 1959 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1959 |
| Location: |  Colorado Springs, Colorado USA |
| Venue: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: David Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: Carol Heiss | |
Pairs:  Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | |
Ice dance:  Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones | |
| Previous: 1958 World Championships | |
| Next: 1960 World Championships | |
The 1959 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins |
7 |
| 2 | Donald Jackson |
18 |
| 3 | Tim Brown |
19 |
| 4 |  Alain Giletti |
26 |
| 5 |  Karol Divín |
42 |
| 6 | Tilo Gutzeit |
52 |
| 7 | Alain Calmat |
53 |
| 8 | Bradley Lord |
56 |
| 9 | Norbert Felsinger |
56.5 |
| 10 | Edward Collins |
61.5 |
| 11 | Robert Brewer |
71 |
| 12 | David Clements |
84 |
| 13 |  Hubert Köpfler |
91 |
Judges:
P. Baron
Pamela Davis
Karl Enderlin
Donald Gilchrist
Theo Klemm
Edwin Kucharz
R. Sackett
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Heiss |
7 |
| 2 | Hanna Walter |
20 |
| 3 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |
24 |
| 4 | Ina Bauer |
30 |
| 5 | Barbara Roles |
31 |
| 6 | Lynn Finnegan |
40 |
| 7 | Regine Heitzer |
54 |
| 8 | Nancy Heiss |
56 |
| 9 |  Anna Galmarini |
60 |
| 10 | Sandra Tewkesbury |
78 |
| 11 | Margaret Crosland |
82 |
| 12 | Sonia Snelling |
82 |
| 13 | Carla Tichatschek |
82 |
| 14 |  Yūko Araki |
89 |
| WD | Joan Haanappel |
DNS |
Judges:
Grazia Barcellona
Charlotte Benedict-Stieber- Pamela Davis
- P. Devine
- Theo Klemm
- Alex Krupy
- Oskar Madl
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul |
9 |
| 2 | Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler |
19 |
| 3 | Nancy Ludington / Ronald Ludington |
35.5 |
| 4 | Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek |
37 |
| 5 | Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel |
40.5 |
| 6 | Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards |
50 |
| 7 | Gayle Freed / Karl Freed |
59 |
| 8 | Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl |
72 |
Judges:
- Grazia Barcellona
- P. Baron
- Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
- Pamela Davis
- Karl Enderlin
- Donald Gilchrist
- Theo Klemm
- Oskar Madl
- R. Sackett
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones |
6 |
| 2 | Andree Anderson / Donald Jacoby |
12 |
| 3 | Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan |
14 |
| 4 | Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips |
25 |
| 5 | Ann Martin / Edward Collins |
28 |
| 6 | Christiane Guhel / Jean Guhel |
30 |
| 7 | Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson |
33 |
| 8 | Svata Staroba / Mirek Staroba |
38 |
| 9 | Judy Lamar / Ronald Ludington |
39 |
Judges:
- P. Devine
- Alexander Gordon
- Harold Hartshorne
- Edwin Kucharz
- Jacqueline Meudec
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU