The European Figure Skating Championships 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....

 in which elite 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 European Champion.

The 1891 Championships were held on January 23rd and 24th. These were the first European Figure Skating Championships ever.

The skating association of Germany and Austria joined in one club "Deutscher und Österrreichischer Eislaufverband" organised these first European Championships in figure skating in Hamburg, Germany, German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...

 in 1891 even before 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...

 (ISU) was found.

Skaters competed only in the categories of men's 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...

. The competitors performed only compulsory figures.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places
1	Oskar Uhlig Oskar Uhlig Oskar Uhlig was a German figure skater. He won the first European Figure Skating Championships to be contested.He represented Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886. On 12 October 1893 he was elected as the Chairman of the club Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886...	Germany	146.6/9
2	Anon Schmitson	Germany	114.7/9
3	Franz Zilly	Germany	101.2/9
4	Josef Nowy	Austria	88.5/9
5	Willi Dienstl	Austria	79.4/9
6	Fritz Ahrendt	Germany	50.
7	Wilhelm Schulze	Germany	28.8/9