1937 World Figure Skating Championships

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 1937 men competition took place February 12 to 13, 1937 in Vienna

Vienna

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, Austria

Austria

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The 1937 ladies and pairs competitions took place March 1 to 2, 1937 also in London

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, Great Britain

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Men

Rank	Name	Places
1	Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist....	5
2	Graham Sharp	10
3	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...	17
4	Herbert Alward	19
5	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...	25
6	Leopold Linhart	30
7	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...	35
8	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....	42
9	Emil Ratzenhofer	45
10	Lucian Büeler Lucian Büeler Lucian Büeler was a Swiss figure skater. He was the 1935-1937 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...	52
11	Jaroslav Sadilek	50

Judges were

A. Huber
R. Kaler
B. Pavliska
Fritz Schober
Andor Szende

Ladies

Rank	Name	Places
1	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....	7
2	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...	14
3	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...	25.5
4	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...	31.5
5	Emmy Putzinger Emmy Putzinger Emmy Putzinger was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games and won the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1937 and 1938.-Results:...	32
6	Hanne Niernberger	42
7	Belita Jepson-Turner Belita Maria Belita Gladys Olive Lyne Jepson-Turner , known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer and film actress....	49
8	Gladys Jagger	58
9	Martha Mayerhans	70
10	Angela Anderes	72
11	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...	67
12	Audrey Peppe Audrey Peppe Audrey Francis Peppe was an American figure skater.She was born in New York City and died in Queens, New York....	78

Judges were

A. Anderberg
Herbert J. Clarke
Kurt Dannenberg
Fritz Kachler
Fritz Kachler
Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924.A mechanical engineer, he rose...
Charles Sabouret
Andor Szende
K. Skulicz

Pairs

Rank	Name	Places
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...	8.5
2	Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin-Ulrich was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 17... / Erich Pausin	14.5
3	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...	24.5
4	Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy	30.5
5	Inge Koch / Günther Noack	31.5
6	Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo	42.5
7	Stephanie Kalus / Erwin Kalus	46.5
8	Feda Kalencikova / Karel Globar	53.5

Judges were

E. Bonfiglio
Kurt Dannenberg
H. Grünauer
John F. Page
K. Skulicz
Josef Slíva
Josef Slíva
Josef Slíva was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth in the singles event....
Andor Szende

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