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 1960 competitions for men, ladies, pairs and ice dancing took place March 1st to March 5th, 1960 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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It was the first time that the participants per country in each category was limited to three. This rule is kept since.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	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...		9
2	Donald Jackson Donald Jackson Donald George Jackson, CM is a retired Canadian figure skater. He captured four Canadian titles and a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics...	Canada	12
3	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...		23
4	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:...		30
5	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...		39
6	Bradley Lord Bradley Lord Bradley Lord was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He finished fourth at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then placed sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships after the top three U.S. skaters skipped the event...	United States	47
7	Manfred Schnelldorfer Manfred Schnelldorfer Manfred Schnelldorfer is a German figure skater, and a World and Olympic champion.-Career:...		52
8	Donald McPherson	Canada	49
9	Gregory Kelley Gregory Kelley Gregory Kelley was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the junior title at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1959 and finished ninth at the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships after the top three U.S. skaters skipped the event. In 1961 he won the...	United States	55
10	Peter Jonas Peter Jonas (figure skater) Peter Jonas is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 1965 European bronze medalist. He represented Austria at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 13th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th....		78
11	Louis James Stong	Canada	80
12	Nobuo Sato Nobuo Sato is a Japanese figure skater and coach. He is a ten-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa...		87
13	Hubert Köpfler Hubert Köpfler Hubert Köpfler is a Swiss figure skater. He is a five time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1960 Winter Olympics where he placed 11th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...		90
14	Robin Jones		94
15	David Clements		101
16	Tim Spencer		106
17	William Cherrell		119

Judges were

• F. Wojtanowskyj
• E. Lewis  Canada
• Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
• Adolf Walker 
• G. S. Yates
• E. Finsterwald
• H. G. Storke  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	9
2	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...		19
3	Barbara Roles Barbara Roles Barbara Ann Roles , born April 6, 1941 in San Mateo, California) is an American former figure skater who currently works as a coach. She is the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1962 United States Champion....	United States	26
4	Regine Heitzer Regine Heitzer Regine Heitzer is an Austrian figure skater who competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.She skated professionally, in the Vienna Ice Revue and Holiday on Ice, from 1967 to 1971 until sidelined by a medical condition that left her without feeling in one of her feet after a...		44
5	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...		48
6	Jana Mrázková		61
7	Wendy Griner Wendy Griner Wendy Griner is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1960-63 Canadian national champion and the 1962 World silver medalist...	Canada	61
8	Karin Frohner		76
9	Laurence Owen Laurence Owen Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen...	United States	75
10	Anna Galmarini		89
11	Dany Rigoulot Dany Rigoulot Dany Rigoulot is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1958-59 and 1961 French champion.-Results:-Navigation:...		103
12	Nicole Hassler Nicole Hassler Nicole Hassler was a French figure skater. She was the 1963 World bronze medalist, the 1963 European silver medalist and the 1964-1966 European bronze medalist...		115
13	Sonja Snelling	Canada	112
14	Miwa Fukuhara Miwa Fukuhara is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She was born in Tokyo.She is a six-time Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. She is a member of the founding family of Shiseido....		122
15	Shirra Kenworthy Shirra Kenworthy Shirra Kenworthy was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She won the silver medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1960 and 1961 and captured the bronze the next three years...	Canada	137
16	Junko Ueno		145
17	Bärbel Martin		151
18	Ursel Barkey		162
19	Fränzl Schmidt		171
20	Carolyn Krau		176
21	Liliane Crosa		190
22	Carla Tichatschek		185
23	Beverly Helmore		209
24	Mary Lynette Wilson		214

Judges were

• Martin Felsenreich 
• W. E. Lewis  Canada
• Emil Skákala 
• Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques 
• Theo Klemm 
• Pamela Davis 
• G. De Mori
• L. Benedict-Stieber
• H. G. Storke  United States

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	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	9
2	Maria Jelinek Maria Jelinek Maria Jelinek is a Canadian pair skater. She competed with her brother Otto Jelinek. They are the 1962 World Champions, the 1961 North American national champions, and 1961-1962 Canadian national champions...  / Otto Jelinek Otto Jelinek Otto John Jelinek, PC is a businessman, former figure skater, and Canadian politician. Jelinek's family fled to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948 at the beginning of the Cold War.-Figure skating career:...	Canada	21
3	Marika Kilius Marika Kilius Marika Kilius is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion in pair skating....  / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler Hans-Jürgen Bäumler Hans-Jürgen Bäumler is a German pair skater, actor, singer and television host.- Biography :...		24
4	Margret Göbl Margret Göbl Margret Göbl is a former German pair skater and roller skater.Margret Göbl is a multiple German champion in pair figure skating with her husband Franz Ningel. She also won several medals at Worlds and Europeans with her partner...  / 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...		42
5	Nina Zhuk / Stanislav Zhuk Stanislav Zhuk Stanislav Alekseevich Zhuk was a pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Nina, he won three silver medals at the European Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1960 Winter Olympics.He later went on to a long career as a coach...		53
6	Nancy Ludington-Rouillard / Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston.-Biography:With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956...	United States	59
7	Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl		67.5
8	Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov Oleg Protopopov Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his partner Ludmila Belousova, he is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Protopopov started skating relatively late, at age 15...		68
9	Rita Blumenberg / Werner Mensching		77.5
10	Maribel Owen Maribel Owen Maribel Yerxa Owen was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Laurence Owen...  / 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	90
11	Debbi Wilkes Debbi Wilkes Debbi Wilkes is a Canadian former pair skater. Competing with Guy Revell, she captured two Canadian titles, the 1963 North American Championship, and won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics....  / Guy Revell Guy Revell Guy Revell was a Canadian figure skater. He competed in pairs with Debbi Wilkes. The couple captured two Canadian titles, the 1963 North American Championship, and won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics....	Canada	92
12	Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley , was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with her brother Ray Hadley, Jr..Hadley was born in Renton, Washington...  / Ray Hadley, Jr. Ray Hadley, Jr. Ray Ellis Hadley, Jr. was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with his sister Ila Ray Hadley.Hadley was born in Seattle, Washington...	United States	99

Judges were

• F. Wojtanowskyj
• W. E. Lewis Canada
• Emil Skákala 
• Theo Klemm 
• Pamela Davis 
• G. De Mori
• L. Benedict-Stieber
• E. Finsterwald
• H. G. Storke  United States

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Doreen Denny Doreen Denny Doreen Denny is a British ice dancer. With partner Courtney Jones, she is the 1959 & 1960 World champion and 1959-1961 European champion.After the 1961 season, Denny and Jones announced their retirement from competitive skating, as Denny planned to marry Italian dance champion Gianfranco Canepa...  / 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...		7
2	Virginia Thompson Virginia Thompson Virginia Thompson is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner William McLachlan, she is the 1960-1962 Canadian national champion and a two-time World medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:...  / William McLachlan	Canada	16
3	Christiane Guhel Christiane Guhel Christiane Guhel is a French ice dancer. With partner Jean Paul Guhel, she is the 1962 European champion, 1962 World silver medalist, and 1960 World bronze medalist.-Ice Dance:-References:...  / 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:...		22
4	Margie Ackles Margie Ackles Margie Ackles was an American figure skater, who competed in ice dance with Charles Phillips. The pair won the gold medal at the 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships....  / Charles Phillips	United States	25
5	Marilyn Meeker Marilyn Meeker Marilyn Meeker was an American ice dancer. With partner Larry Pierce, she captured the junior title at the 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, 1960, they finished second in the Nationals and fifth at the World Figure Skating Championships.The duo appeared poised to...  / Larry Pierce	United States	39
6	Ann Martin / Gille Vanasse	Canada	46
7	Svata Staroba / Mirek Staroba	Canada	52
8	Yvonne Littlefield Yvonne Littlefield Yvonne Littlefield is an American former ice dancer. Skating with Peter Betts, she won the ice dance title at the 1962 United States Figure Skating Championships. She had previously won the bronze medal at the 1960 U.S. Championships skating with Roger Campbell.Littlefield and Betts were married...  / Roger Campbell Roger Campbell Roger Campbell was an American figure skater who competed in ice dancing. After partnering Diane Sherbloom in 1959, he won the bronze medal at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships with Yvonne Littlefield and went on to finish eight at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...	United States	52
9	Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet		56

Judges were

• A. McKechnie  Canada
• Emil Skákala 
• J. Meudec
• Hermann Schiechtl
• L. C. Seagrave
• E. Finsterwald
• J. R. Shoemaker  United States