1936 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1936 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

of the 1935-1936 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations, as well as Japan

Japan

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, competed for the title of European Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' 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's singles

Single skating

, and pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

.

In 1936, the European Championships were held in Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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Men

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...
2	Graham Sharp
3	Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...	Germany
4	Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist....
5	Elemér Terták Elemér Terták Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...
6	Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Rafael Nikkanen was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics...
7	Toshikazu Katayama Toshikazu Katayama was a Japanese figure skater.He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1933 to 1935 and 1937, 1938 and represented Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1936.-Results:-External links:*...
8	Freddie Tomlins Freddie Tomlins Frederick William Edwin "Freddie" Tomlins was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.He served in the Royal Air Force in World War II...
9	Kazuyoshi Oimatsu Kazuyoshi Oimatsu was a Japanese figure skater and a coach.He was born in Nagano and raised in Osaka, Japan.Oimatsu won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1931. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1932 and 1936.After World War...
10	Robert van Zeebroeck Robert van Zeebroeck Robert Van Zeebroeck is a Belgian figure skater.He won the bronze medal in the singles event at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He also participated with his partner Josy Van Leberghe in the pairs competition where they finished sixth....
11	Freddy Mésot Freddy Mésot Frédéric "Freddy" A. Mésot was a Belgian figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sint-Niklaas and died in Gainesville, Florida, United States.In 1924 he finished ninth in the singles event....
12	Jean Henrion Jean Henrion Jean Henrion is a former French figure skater. He was the 1932-39 French champion.-Results:...
13	Günther Lorenz
14	Herbert Haertel	Germany
15	Walter Grobert
WD	Tsugio Hasegawa

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Sonja Henie Sonja Henie Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...
2	Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....
3	Megan Taylor Megan Taylor Megan Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.She was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica...
4	Liselotte Landbeck Liselotte Landbeck Liselotte Landbeck is a former Austrian athlete who competed at a high level in both figure skating and speed skating in the 1930s. In figure skating, she won the bronze medal at the 1934 World Championships...
5	Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén was a Swedish figure skater who was a ten time national champion in ladies singles. She finished fifth at the 1932 Winter Olympics and then won the bronze medal at the 1936 Games. She was a two-time European bronze medalist and four time World medalist...
6	Hedy Stenuf Hedy Stenuf Hedy Stenuf was an Austrian figure skater who later competed for France and the United States.Stenuf first became known in the United States when she accompanied the Austrian champion Karl Schäfer on an exhibition tour in North America in 1934, when she was only 11 years old...
7	Maxi Herber Maxi Herber Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics...	Germany
8	Viktoria Lindpaitner Viktoria Lindpaitner Viktoria Lindpaitner was a German figure skater.She was the 1936 German national champion. She represented Germany at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She represented the club Berliner SC.-Competitive highlights:-References:* * ISU statistics...	Germany
9	Etsuko Inada Etsuko Inada was a Japanese figure skater. She won the Japan Figure Skating Championships seven times. She represented Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics. At this time, she was 12 years old.-Competitive highlights:-External links:* -Navigation:...
10	Gladys Jagger
11	Mia Macklin
12	Pamela Prior
13	Györgyi von Botond
14	Éva von Botond
15	Věra Hrubá
16	Jacqueline Vaudecrane
17	Anita Wageler

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Maxi Herber Maxi Herber Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics... / Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...	Germany
2	Violet Cliff Violet Cliff Violet Hamilton Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with her husband, Leslie Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships... / Leslie Cliff Leslie Cliff (figure skater) Leslie Howard Talbot Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with his wife, Violet Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships...
3	Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy
4	Eva Prawitz / Otto Weiß Otto Weiß (figure skater) Otto Weiß is a former German pair skater.Weiß became German pair champion in 1932 and 1933 with partner Wally Hempel. Weiß represented Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympics with Eva Prawitz. In 1937 the pair became also German champions...	Germany
5	Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz
6	Louisa Contamine / Robert Verdun
7	Vera Treybalova / Josef Vosolsobe

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