The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which figure skaters

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pairs and ice dancing took place February 27th to March 1st, 1952 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The World Championships in Ice Dancing were the first of its kind.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Dick Button Dick Button Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion...	United States	7
2	James Grogan James Grogan James Grogan was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships...	United States	19
3	Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins , an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins...	United States	21
4	Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951–1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships...		25
5	Dudley Richards Dudley Richards Dudley "Dud" Shaw Richards was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles and pairs. In singles, he won the bronze medal at the 1953 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...	United States	34
6	Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions.-Career:Fassi was born in Milan....		44
7	Peter Firstbrook Peter Firstbrook Peter Firstbrook is a Canadian figure skater. As a single skater, he is the 1951-1953 Canadian national champion. He placed 5th at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He is one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior titles in consecutive years.Firstbrook also competed as a pair skater...	Canada	46
8	Alain Giletti Alain Giletti Alain Giletti is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time French national champion. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th...		57
9	Martin Felsenreich		66
10	Adrian Swan Adrian Swan Adrian Swan is an Australian figure skater. He represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He was the first men's singles skater to represent Australia at the Olympics. In 1951, he also competed at the British Figure Skating Championships...		67
11	François Pache François Pache François Pache is a Swiss figure skater. He is a six-time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics and at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He placed 9th in the men's event in 1952 and 11th in 1956.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...		76

Judges were

• Oscar Madl 
• Donald H. Gilchrist  Canada
• Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
• J. Wilson
• Ercole Cattaneo 
• H. Storke  United States
• J. Biedermann

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief is a French figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1952 World Champion, the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1950-1952 European silver medalist, and the 1947-1952 French national champion.As a pair skater, she competed with...		9
2	Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Dunfield is an American figure skater. She is the 1951 U.S. national champion. Having won at age 15, she was the youngest U.S. ladies' champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1997 at age 14. Klopfer is a two-time World medalist...	United States	21
3	Virginia Baxter Virginia Baxter Virginia "Ginny" Baxter was an American figure skater from Detroit. She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships...	United States	24
4	Suzanne Morrow Suzanne Morrow Suzanne Morrow Francis was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Wallace Diestelmeyer. The couple won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships...	Canada	43
5	Barbara Wyatt		55
6	Gundi Busch Gundi Busch Gundula Busch is a German figure skater and coach. She was the first World champion ladies' singles champion representing Germany....		59
7	Marlene Smith Marlene Smith Marlene Smith was a Canadian figure skater who competed in both pairs and ladies singles. In pairs, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships with partner Donald Gilchrist in 1949 and 1950...	Canada	64
8	Valda Osborn Valda Osborn Valda Rosemary Osborn was a British figure skater. She was the 1953 European champion and World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 11th.- Personal life:Valda Osborn was born in Wembley, England in 1934 and started skating at age 2 1/2 at...		65
9	Erica Batchelor Erica Batchelor Erica Anne Batchelor is a British figure skater. She is the 1954 World bronze medalist, the 1953 European silver medalist and three-time European bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th.-Results:-References:*...		82
10	Vera Smith	Canada	90
11	Helga Dudzinski		96
12	Patricia Devries		110
13	Eva Weidler		123
14	Annelies Schilhan		132
15	Nancy Hallam-Burley Nancy Burley Nancy Burley is an Australian figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.Burley is the mother of figure skaters Sharon Burley and Robyn...		129
16	Ghislaine Kopf		124
17	Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman		158
18	Jolande Jobin		161
19	Gweneth Molony Gweneth Molony Gweneth Molony is an Australian figure skater. She is the 1949-1951 Australian national champion. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st. She and Nancy Burley were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics...		170
20	Doris Zerbe		175
21	Liliane de Becker		192
22	Nicole Vanderberghe		195
WD	Tenley Albright Tenley Albright Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. is an American figure skater. She is the 1956 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, 1952 Olympic silver medalist, the 1953 & 1955 World Champion, the 1953 & 1955 North American champion, and the 1952–1956 U.S...	United States

Judges were

• F. Wojtanoskyj
• A. Voordeckers
• Norman Gregory  Canada
• Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
• V. P. Gross
• Mollie Phillips 
• Ercole Cattaneso 
• E. Kirchhofer
• J. Krupy  United States

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Ria Baran Ria Baran Ria Baran was a German pair skater. She skated together with Paul Falk and became twice World champion and in 1952 Olympic champion....  / Paul Falk Paul Falk Paul Falk was a German pair skater. He skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion.Ria Baran married Paul Falk during their active international figure skating....		9
2	Karol Kennedy Karol Kennedy Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952...  / Peter Kennedy	United States	23.5
3	Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Mary Nicks was a British pair skater. She competed with brother John Nicks. In 1953, the two won Great Britain's only World and European titles in pair skating, after having placed fourth at the 1952 Winter Olympics. She died as the result of a heart attack.-Competitive...  / John Nicks John Nicks John Allen Wisden Nicks is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer Nicks, and together they were the 1953 World Champions...		29
4	Frances Dafoe Frances Dafoe Frances Dafoe, was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of...  / Norris Bowden Norris Bowden Robert Norris Bowden was a Canadian figure skater.Born in Toronto, Bowden won championships in every division of Canadian figure skating...	Canada	31.5
5	Janet Gerhauser Janet Gerhauser Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter was an American pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games...  / John Nightingale John Nightingale (figure skater) John Nightingale was an American figure skater. He most notably competed in pairs with partner Janet Gerhauser, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games...	United States	48.5
6	Sylvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean Michel Grandjean Michel Grandjean was a Swiss pair skater. With Silvia Grandjean, he won the 1957 European Figure Skating Championships. They placed 7th at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:* -Navigation:...		49.5
7	Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title...		68
8	Carol Johns / Jack Jost	United States	72
9	Jacqueline Mason Jacqueline Mason Jacqueline "Jackie" Mason Kendall-Baker is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with Mervyn Bower. In 1956 they failed to take to the ice after Bower was injured.Gordon, p. 522. In 1960, they placed 12th out of 13 duos.-Results:- References...  / Mervyn Bower Mervyn Bower Mervyn John Bower is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with Jacqueline Mason. In 1956 they failed to take to the ice after Bower was injured.Gordon, p. 522. In 1960, they placed 12th out of 13 duos.-Results:- References :*...		81
10	Peri Horn / Raymond Lockwood		83

Judges were

• Hans Meixner 
• Donald H. Gilchrist  Canada
• Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
• P. Gross
• Pamela Davis 
• A. W. Kneteman
• Ercole Cattaneo 
• A. J. Krupy  United States
• J. Biedermann

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Jean Westwood Jean Westwood (figure skater) Jean Westwood is a British ice dancer. With partner Lawrence Demmy, she is the 1952-1955 World Champion and 1954 & 1955 European Champion.-Results:-References:...  / Lawrence Demmy Lawrence Demmy Lawrence Demmy is a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he is the 1952-1955 World Champion and 1954 & 1955 European Champion.-Results:-References:...		7
2	Joan Dewhirst / John Slater		14
3	Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan	United States	23
4	Carmel Bodel Carmel Bodel Carmel Waterbury Bodel was an American figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Edward Bodel, and the pair was married in 1949. The Bodels won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating...  / Edward Bodel Edward Bodel Edward Bodel was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Carmel Waterbury Bodel, and the pair was married in 1949. The Bodels won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze medal at the 1954 World Figure Skating...	United States	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

Judges were

• Hans Meixner 
• A. Voordeckers
• Norman Gregory  Canada
• Henri Meudec 
• Mollie Phillips
• R. Sackett  United States
• E. Kirchhofer