1964 World Figure Skating Championships
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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.
The 1964 competitions for men, ladies, pairs and ice dancing took place February 25 to March 1, 1964 in Dortmund
, West Germany
.
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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 1964 competitions for men, ladies, pairs and ice dancing took place February 25 to March 1, 1964 in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
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Medals table
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Men
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Manfred Schnelldorfer Manfred Schnelldorfer Manfred Schnelldorfer is a German figure skater, and a World and Olympic champion.-Career:... |
10 | |
2 | 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 | |
3 | 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... |
38 | |
4 | Scott Allen Scott Allen Scott Ethan Allen is an American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 World silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion.... |
39 | |
5 | Emmerich Danzer Emmerich Danzer Emmerich Danzer was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European and World Champion.-Career:Emmerich Danzer began to skate at the age of five. He attended a Catholic school in Vienna... |
44 | |
6 | Thomas Litz Thomas Litz Thomas Litz is a former American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1963 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
50 | |
7 | 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.... |
60 | |
8 | 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... |
68 | |
9 | Donald Knight Donald Knight (figure skater) Donald Knight is the 1965-1967 Canadian national champion in men's singles. He won the North American Figure Skating Championships in 1967, having placed third in the previous competition, in 1965. Knight also won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1965... |
Canada | 79 |
10 | Sepp Schönmetzler Sepp Schönmetzler Sepp Schönmetzler is a German figure skater, coach, and journalist. He is the 1962 and 1965 German national champion and placed 12th at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
95 | |
11 | Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt was an American figure skater. He was the 1962 U.S. national champion, the 1961 Junior national champion, and the 1959 Novice national champion. He represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.After winning the U.S... |
95 | |
12 | Charles Snelling | Canada | 106 |
13 | Robert Dureville Robert Dureville Robert Dureville is a French figure skater. He is a six-time French silver medalist. He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *... |
121 | |
14 | Patrick Péra Patrick Pera Patrick Péra is a French figure skater. He won the bronze medal in men's singles in the 1968 Winter Olympics and again at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *... |
137 | |
15 | Valeri Meshkov | 136 | |
16 | Hugo Dümler | 142 | |
17 | Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:... |
148 | |
18 | Hywel Evans | 150 | |
19 | Wouter Toledo Wouter Toledo Wouter Toledo is a former Dutch figure skater.-Results:-Navigation:... |
169 |
Judges were
- Hans Meixner
- P. Devine Canada
- Zdeněk Fikar
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Adolf Walker
- Giovanni DeMori
- H. Konno
- L. B. Sandersen
- Georgi Felitsin
Ladies
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | 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... |
9 | |
2 | 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... |
21 | |
3 | Petra Burka | Canada | 24 |
4 | 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... |
42 | |
5 | Christine Haigler | 52 | |
6 | 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.... |
54 | |
7 | Peggy Fleming Peggy Fleming Peggy Gail Fleming is an American figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion... |
56 | |
8 | Sally-Anne Stapleford Sally-Anne Stapleford Sally-Anne Martine Stapleford OBE is a British former figure skater and a figure skating administrator, referee and judge. She is the 1965 European silver medalist... |
89 | |
9 | Albertina Noyes Albertina Noyes Albertina Natalie "Tina" Noyes is an American former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships four times and is the 1967 North American bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th, and at the 1968... |
90 | |
10 | 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 | 102 |
11 | 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 | 95 |
12 | Helli Sengstschmid | 104 | |
13 | Kumiko Okawa | 109 | |
14 | Inge Paul | 119 | |
15 | Uschi Keszler Uschi Keszler Uschi Keszler is a former West German figure skater and current international figure-skating coach and choreographer.... |
123 | |
16 | Hana Mašková Hana Mašková Hana Mašková was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia.-Biography:As a child, Hana spent her days on the ice at the Štvanice Stadium. Reputable coach Karel Glogar noticed the talent in this little girl. Glogar also had been instrumental in the beginning of the career of Ája... |
151 | |
17 | Astrid Czermak | 152 | |
18 | Zsuzsa Almássy Zsuzsa Almássy Zsuzsa Almássy is a Hungarian former Olympic figure skater. She trained with Arnold Gerschwiler.-Results:-References:* -Navigation:... |
154 | |
19 | Sandra Brugnera | 169 | |
20 | Ann-Margreth Frei | 176 | |
21 | Christine van de Putte | 188 |
Judges were
- Walter Malek
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- Miroslav Hasenöhrl
- P. Baron
- János Zsigmondy
- Pamela Peat
- Zoltán Balázs
- Masao Hasegawa
- C. Benedict-Stieber
Pairs
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | 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 :... |
13 | |
2 | 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... |
14 | |
3 | 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 | 28 |
4 | Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph is a female American figure skater.-Skating career:Vivian and her older brother Ronald Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.The two siblings entered their first regional competition, the... / Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph was an American figure skater.-Skating career:Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.He was an excellent all-around athlete... |
35 | |
5 | Sonja Pfersdorf / Günther Matzdorf | 50 | |
6 | Tatiana Zhuk / Alexander Gavrilov | 53 | |
7 | Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Diane Kauffman is an American pair skater. With brother Ronald Kauffman, she a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist... / Ronald Kauffman Ronald Kauffman Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist... |
71 | |
8 | Judianne Fotheringill Judianne Fotheringill Judianne "Judi" Fotheringill is an American pair skater. With brother Jerry Fotheringill, she is the 1963 and 1964 U.S. national champion... / Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Joseph Fotheringill is an American former pair skater. With sister Judianne Fotheringill, he was the U.S. national champion in 1963 and 1964... |
73 | |
9 | Sigrid Riechmann / Wolfgang Danne Wolfgang Danne Wolfgang Danne is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics bronze medalist. They are also the 1967 World and European silver medalists.Competitive highlights... |
79 | |
10 | Agnesa Wlachovská / Peter Bartosiewicz | 85 | |
11 | Gerlinde Schönbauer Gerlinde Schönbauer Gerlinde Schönbauer is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Wilhelm Bietak, she represented Austria at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where they placed 12th. Their partnership ended in 1966.-Competitive highlights:-References:*... / Wilhelm Bietak Wilhelm Bietak Wilhelm "Willy" Bietak is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationally with partners Evelyne Schneider and Gerlinde Schönbauer, and competed at the Olympic Games with both of them... |
102 | |
12 | Mária Csordás / László Kondi | 100 |
Judges were
- Hans Meixner
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- Zdeněk Fikar
- Ercole Cattaneo
- K. Beyer
- Zoltán Balázs
- M. Enderlin
- Mary Louise WrightMary Louise WrightMary Louise Lyle Wright was an American figure skater and figure skating official.She never participated in Worlds or Olympics as a skater, but she served as a figure skating judge for many years....
- Georgi Felitsin
Ice Dancing
Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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1 | Eva Romanová Eva Romanová Eva Romanová is a former Czech figure skater. Together with her brother Pavel Roman, she won four World Figure Skating Championships titles in ice dancing.- Career :... / Pavel Roman Pavel Roman Pavel Roman was a Czech figure skater. Together with his sister Eva Romanová he won four World Figure Skating Championships titles in ice dancing.-Career:... |
8 | |
2 | Paulette Doan Paulette Doan Paulette Doan is a former Canadian ice dancer. She competed with Kenneth Ormsby. Together, they were the 1963 and 1964 Canadian champions and in those years won bronze and silver medals at the World Figure Skating Championships.During her competitive career she lived in Toronto and was also... / Kenneth Ormsby Kenneth Ormsby Kenneth Ormsby is a former Canadian ice dancer. Competing with Paulette Doan, he was the 1963 and 1964 Canadian champion and in those years won bronze and silver medals at the World Figure Skating Championships.... |
Canada | 20 |
3 | Janet Sawbridge / David Hickinbottom | 18 | |
4 | Yvonne Suddick / Roger Kennerson | 29 | |
5 | Lorna Dyer Lorna Dyer Lorna Dyer is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion. They are the 1967 World silver medalists and 1965-1966 World bronze medalists.-Results:... / John Carrell |
39 | |
6 | Carol MacSween / Robert Munz Robert Munz Robert Munz was an American ice dancer. He competed with Carole MacSween. Their best results were in the 1964 season, when they won the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and placed 6th at the World Championships. They placed 4th at the 1965 U.S... |
59 | |
7 | Carol Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge | Canada | 46 |
8 | Darlene Streich / Charles Fetter | 59 | |
9 | Györgyi Korda / Pal Vasarhelyi | 68 | |
10 | Jitka Babicka / Jaromir Hollan | 77 | |
11 | Marilyn Crawford / Brair Armitage | Canada | 74.5 |
12 | Christl Trebesiner / Gerald Felsinger | 88.5 | |
13 | Diane Towler Diane Towler Diane Towler is a former British ice dancer and currently a figure skating coach.... / Bernard Ford Bernard Ford Bernard Ford, MBE, is a British former ice dancer. With partner Diane Towler, he is a four-time World, European, and British Champion. He is also a World Professional Ice Dance Champion... |
88 | |
14 | Gabriele Rauch / Rudi Matysik | 89 | |
15 | Brigitte Martin / Francis Gamichon | 93 | |
16 | Jopie Wolff / Nico Wolff | 109 |
Judges were
- F. Huniacek
- P. Divine Canada
- Miroslav Hasenöhrl
- Erika Schiechtl
- H. Lawrence
- J. Kozari
- Mary Louise WrightMary Louise WrightMary Louise Lyle Wright was an American figure skater and figure skating official.She never participated in Worlds or Olympics as a skater, but she served as a figure skating judge for many years....