1956 World Figure Skating Championships
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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 1956 competitions for men, ladies, pairs and ice dancing took place February 16th to February 19th, 1956 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, West-Germany.

Men

Rank Name Nation Places
1 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 10
2 Ronald Robertson   United States 17
3 David Jenkins   United States 28
4 Charles Snelling   Canada 42
5 Michael Booker
Michael Booker (figure skater)
Michael Robert Booker is a former British figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was twice the silver medalist and once the bronze medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships...

 
48
6 Karol Divín
Karol Divín
Karol Emil Divín, born Finster, nickname "Karcsi", is a former Chechoslovak figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is the 1960 Winter Olympics silver medalist, 1958-1959 European champion and the 1962 World silver medalist...

 
48
7 Alain Calmat
Alain Calmat
Alain Calmat is a French former competitive figure skater, surgeon, and politician. He is the 1964 Olympic silver medalist, the 1965 World Champion, the 1962–1964 European Champion, and the 1958 & 1962–1965 French national champion.-Career:Calmat started skating at the age of nine...

 
65
8 Norbert Felsinger
Norbert Felsinger
Norbert Felsinger is an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1960 European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the Europeans in 1959. He participated 1956 and 1960 at the Winter Olympics. He represented the club Wiener Eislauf Verein .-Results:-Navigation:...

 
71
9 Tilo Gutzeit
Tilo Gutzeit
Tilo Gutzeit is a German figure skater who represented West Germany in competition. He is the 1955 German national champion. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th, and at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 9th...

 
77
10 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:* *...

 
91
11 Allan Ganter
Allan Ganter
Allan Ganter is a former Australian figure skater who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He scored 132.41 points and finished 13th out of 16 competitors in the men’s individual event.-Results:- References :...

 
109
12 Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler is a German pair skater, actor, singer and television host.- Biography :...

 
111
13 Hans Müller
Hans Müller (figure skater)
Hans Müller is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 1955 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 12th in the men's event.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...

 
113
14 Hanno Ströher  115
15 Darío Villalba
Darío Villalba
Darío Villalba Flores is a Spanish figure skater. He represented Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics were he placed 14th at the age of 16.-Competitive highlights:-References:*...

 
137
16 Charles Keeble
Charles Keeble
Charles Keeble is a former Australian figure skater who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He scored 123.93 points and finished 16th out of 16 competitors in the men’s individual event.- References :...

 
142
WD Manfred Schnelldorfer
Manfred Schnelldorfer
Manfred Schnelldorfer is a German figure skater, and a World and Olympic champion.-Career:...

 


Judges were
  • S. R. Croll
  • Ralph S. McCreath
    Ralph McCreath
    Ralph McCreath is a Canadian figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He competed in pairs with Veronica Clarke, Norah McCarthy, Eleanor O'Meara, Bunty Lang, and Betty Chambers, and in fours with fours with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery...

      Canada
  • K. Beyer
  • Mollie Phillips 
  • Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
  • H. Deistler
  • E. Finsterwald
  • B. Srbova
  • H. K. Kelley  United States

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Carol Heiss
Carol Heiss
Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins is an American figure skater. She is the 1960 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, 1956 Olympic silver medalist and five-time World Champion .-Biography:...

 
 United States 13
2 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 14
3 Ingrid Wendl
Ingrid Wendl
Ingrid Turković-Wendl is an Austrian figure skater, television announcer, and political figure...

 
33
4 Yvonne Sugden  37
5 Hanna Eigel
Hanna Eigel
Hanna Eigel is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 1955 & 1957 European champion and the 1957 World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th.-Competitive highlights:...

 
49
6 Catherine Machado
Catherine Machado
Catherine Machado was an American figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and became the first Hispanic skater to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in 1956. After that year's World Championships, she turned professional. She was inducted into...

 
 United States 48
7 Hanna Walter
Hanna Walter
Hanna "Hannerl" Walter is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 1959 European champion and World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th.-Competitive highlights:- References :*...

 
71
8 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:*...

 
72
9 Ann Johnston
Ann Johnston
Ann Johnston is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1955 & 1956 Canadian silver medalist. She represented Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 9th.-Results:* J = Junior level-References:...

 
 Canada 72
10 Mary Ann Dorsey   United States 97
11 Joan Haanappel
Joan Haanappel
Joan Haanappel is a former Dutch figure skater, competitive in the 1950s and 60s, who later worked for television as a sports presenter and figure skating commentator.More recently she became involved with the Dutch figure skating governing body KNSB.She started her sports career in her hometown...

 
103
12 Diana Carol Peach  107
13 Fiorella Negro  128
14 Emma Giardini  130
15 Jindra Kramperova  131
16 Sjoukje Dijkstra
Sjoukje Dijkstra
Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra is a Dutch figure skater. She is the 1964 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion , five-time European champion , and the six-time Dutch national champion .Following the retirement of Carol Heiss in 1960, who...

 
144
17 Karin Borner  155
18 Ilse Musyl  161
19 Alice Fischer  168
20 Ina Bauer
Ina Bauer (figure skater)
Ina Bauer is a German retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1957-1959 German national champion. She twice placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships, once in 1958 and once in 1959...

 
171
21 Jana Docekalova  175


Judges were
  • Ralph S. McCreath
    Ralph McCreath
    Ralph McCreath is a Canadian figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He competed in pairs with Veronica Clarke, Norah McCarthy, Eleanor O'Meara, Bunty Lang, and Betty Chambers, and in fours with fours with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery...

      Canada
  • P. Gross
  • Pamela Davis 
  • Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
  • Ercole Cattaneo 
  • E. Labin
  • E. Finsterwald
  • B. Srbova
  • O. Dallmayr  United States

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Places
1 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...

 
14
2 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 15
3 Marika Kilius
Marika Kilius
Marika Kilius is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion in pair skating....

 / Franz Ningel
Franz Ningel
Franz Ningel is a former German pair skater and roller skater.Franz Ningel became World and European champion as a single roller figure skater in 1956 and 1957...

 
30
4 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner
Robin Greiner
Robert Lewis "Robin" Greiner was an American pair skater who competed with Carole Ormaca. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953...

 
 United States 34
5 Barbara Wagner
Barbara Wagner
Barbara Aileen Wagner is a former Canadian pair skater who competed with Robert Paul. The couple captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career, she married fellow skater James Grogan...

 / Robert Paul
Robert Paul
Robert Paul was a Canadian figure skater, who competed in pairs with Barbara Wagner. He was born in Toronto. From their start as a team in 1952, they captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.After skating as...

 
 Canada 42.5
6 Lucille Ash
Lucille Ash
Lucille Mary Ash McClure was an American figure skater who competed in pairs with Sully Kothman. They twice captured the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:*...

 / Sully Kothman
Sully Kothman
Sullivan "Sully" Kothman was an American pair skater. After winning the bronze medal with partner Kay Servatius at the 1953, he teamed with Lucille Ash. He and Ash were twice silver medalists at the U.S. Championships and finished seventh at the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:*...

 
 United States 68.5
7 Joyce Coates
Joyce Coates
Joyce Pamela Coates is a former British pair skater who competed with Anthony Holles. They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics, captured the bronze medal at the 1958 and 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, and came in fourth at the 1959 World Figure Skating Championships...

 / Anthony Holles 
70
8 Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert  74.5
9 Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward  75.5
10 Eva Neeb / Karl Probst  80.5
11 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 :*...

 
88.5


Judges were
  • S. R. Croll
  • Ralph S. McCreath
    Ralph McCreath
    Ralph McCreath is a Canadian figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He competed in pairs with Veronica Clarke, Norah McCarthy, Eleanor O'Meara, Bunty Lang, and Betty Chambers, and in fours with fours with Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, and Montgomery...

      Canada
  • K. Beyer
  • P. L. Barrajo
  • Ercole Cattaneo 
  • F. Wojtanowskyj
  • E. Finsterwald
  • B. Srbova
  • O. Dallmayr  United States

Ice Dancing

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Pamela Weight
Pamela Weight
Pamela Weight is a British ice dancer. With partner Paul Thomas, she is the 1956 World champion and European champion. Miss Weight retired from the sport immediately after the 1956 victories in order to marry and start a family.-Results:...

 / Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas (figure skater)
Paul Thomas is a British ice dancer. With partner Pamela Weight, he is the 1956 World champion and European champion. With partner Nesta Davies, he is the 1954 World & European silver medalist.-Results:...

 
7
2 June Markham
June Markham
June Markham is a British ice dancer. With partner Courtney Jones, she is the 1957 & 1958 World champion and European champion.-Results:-References:...

 / Courtney Jones
Courtney Jones
Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones OBE is a former British ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he is the 1957 & 1958 World champion and European champion. With partner Doreen Denny, he is the 1959 & 1960 World champion and 1959-1961 European champion.Jones and Peri Horne created the Starlight Waltz...

 
15
3 Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby  29
4 Joan Zamboni / Ronland Junso   United States 37
5 Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel
Jean Paul Guhel
Jean Paul Guhel is a French ice dancer. With partner Christiane Guhel, he is the 1962 European champion, 1962 World silver medalist, and 1960 World bronze medalist.-Ice Dance:...

 
39
6 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 38
7 Sidney Arnold
Sidney Arnold
Sidney Arnold was an American figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Franklin Nelson.-Results:-References:...

 / Franklin Nelson
Franklin Nelson (skater)
Franklin Nelson was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Sidney Arnold.Later he served as president of the United States Figure Skating Association.-Results:-Footnotes:...

 
 United States 47
8 Sigrid Knacke / Günther Koch  49
9 Lindis Johnston / Jeffery Johnston   Canada 74.5
10 Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burkhardt  82
11 Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera  76.5
12 Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli  77
13 Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn  88
14 Cathrine Odink / Jacobus Odink  91
15 Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini  94
16 Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet  109
17 Maria Grazia Locatelli / Vinicio Toncelli  117


Judges were
  • Hermann Schiechtl 
  • D. Ward
  • Henri Meudec
  • P. Farinet
  • F. Wojtanowskyj
  • A. Jobin
  • H. Kendall Kelley  United States
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