1937 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1937 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

of the 1936-1937 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, men's singles

Single skating

, and pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

.

In 1937, the European Championships were held in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

Men

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist....
2	Graham Sharp
3	Elemér Terták Elemér Terták Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...
4	Freddie Tomlins Freddie Tomlins Frederick William Edwin "Freddie" Tomlins was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.He served in the Royal Air Force in World War II...
5	Herbert Alward
6	Leopold Linhart
7	Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Rafael Nikkanen was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics...
8	Horst Faber Horst Faber Horst Faber was a German figure skater who competed in men's singles. He represented the SC Riessersee and was a nine-time German champion. His biggest accomplishment was winning the silver medal at the 1951 European Championships.-Results:...	Germany
9	Jaroslav Sadilek
10	Freddy Mésot Freddy Mésot Frédéric "Freddy" A. Mésot was a Belgian figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sint-Niklaas and died in Gainesville, Florida, United States.In 1924 he finished ninth in the singles event....
11	Jean Henrion Jean Henrion Jean Henrion is a former French figure skater. He was the 1932-39 French champion.-Results:...
12	Rudolf Praznowski
13	Paul Schwab
14	Emanuel Thuma

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....
2	Megan Taylor Megan Taylor Megan Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.She was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica...
3	Emmy Putzinger Emmy Putzinger Emmy Putzinger was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games and won the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1937 and 1938.-Results:...
4	Hedy Stenuf Hedy Stenuf Hedy Stenuf was an Austrian figure skater who later competed for France and the United States.Stenuf first became known in the United States when she accompanied the Austrian champion Karl Schäfer on an exhibition tour in North America in 1934, when she was only 11 years old...
5	Hanne Niernberger
6	Gladys Jagger
7	Věra Hrubá
8	Eva Nyklova
9	Klára Erdős
10	Martha Mayerhans	Germany
11	Audrey Peppe Audrey Peppe Audrey Francis Peppe was an American figure skater.She was born in New York City and died in Queens, New York....
12	Joy Ricketts
13	Irma Hartung	Germany
14	Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad
15	Anne Marie Saether

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Maxi Herber Maxi Herber Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics... / Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...	Germany
2	Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin-Ulrich was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 17... / Erich Pausin
3	Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy
4	Violet Cliff Violet Cliff Violet Hamilton Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with her husband, Leslie Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships... / Leslie Cliff Leslie Cliff (figure skater) Leslie Howard Talbot Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with his wife, Violet Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships...
5	Inge Koch / Günther Noack	Germany
6	Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo
7	Liese Kianek / Adolf Rosdol
8	Vera Treybalova / Josef Vosolsobe
9	Feda Kalencikova / Karel Glogar

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