1906 European Figure Skating Championships
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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 1906 Championships were held on January 28th and 29th in Davos, Switzerland.

Skaters in the 1906 Europeans 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...

.

Men

Rank Name Nation Fact. Places
1 Ulrich Salchow
Ulrich Salchow
Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century....

 
 Sweden 5
2 Ernst Herz
Ernst Herz
Ernst Herz was an Austrian figure skater. He was the European Figure Skating Championships gold medalist in 1908.-Results:-Sources:**...

 
 Austria 13
3 Per Thorén
Per Thorén
Per Thorén was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.-Results:...

 
 Sweden 18
4 Bror Meyer   Sweden 21
5 Sándor Urbáry  25
6 Max Rendschmidt   Germany 23


Judges:
  • Hugo Winzer
    Hugo Winzer
    Dr. Hugo Winzer was a German pair skater. He was German pair champion in 1912 with his wife Hedwig Winzer....

      Germany
  • P. Birum  Switzerland
  • Edgar Syers
    Edgar Syers
    Edgar Morris Wood Syers was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal there...

      United Kingdom
  • Gustav Hügel
    Gustav Hügel
    Gustav Hügel was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1897 & 1899-1900 World Champion and the 1901 European Champion. He won the German national championships in 1894 because, at that time, Austria and Germany held joint championships.-Results:-References:...

      Austria
  • Tibor von Földváry
    Tibor von Földváry
    Tibor von Földváry was an Hungarian figure skater. He was the European Figure Skating Championships gold medalist in 1895. He was also a judge at the World Championships shortly after his competitive career.-Results:-Navigation:...

     Hungary
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