1953 European Figure Skating Championships
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The 1953 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships
of the 1952-1953 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles
, men's singles
, and pair skating
.
In 1953, the European Championships were held in Dortmund
, Germany
.
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 1952-1953 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations 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
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...
, 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 1953, the European Championships were held 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....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions.-Career:Fassi was born in Milan.... |
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| 2 | Alain Giletti Alain Giletti Alain Giletti is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time French national champion. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th... |
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| 3 | Freimut Stein Freimut Stein Freimut Stein is a former German figure skater.Freimut Stein was a single male skater and became German Champion from 1952 to 1954. In 1953 he won the bronze medal at the Europeans. He represented the club 1. FC Nürnberg section Roll- und Eissport.From 1950 to 1954 he became also German Champion... |
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| 4 | Michael Booker Michael Booker (figure skater) Michael Robert Booker is a former British figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was twice the silver medalist and once the bronze medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships... |
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| 5 | Hubert Köpfler Hubert Köpfler Hubert Köpfler is a Swiss figure skater. He is a five time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1960 Winter Olympics where he placed 11th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *... |
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| 6 | Martin Felsenreich | |
| 7 | Klaus Loichinger | |
| 8 | György Czakó György Czakó György Czakó is a Hungarian figure skater. He is a three-time Hungarian national champion. He represented Hungary at the 1952 Winter Olympics where he placed 12th. He is the father of Krisztina Czakó.-Career:György Czakó started skating at age 6 at the suggestion of a pediatrician... |
 Hungary |
| WD | Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valda Osborn Valda Osborn Valda Rosemary Osborn was a British figure skater. She was the 1953 European champion and World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 11th.- Personal life:Valda Osborn was born in Wembley, England in 1934 and started skating at age 2 1/2 at... |
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| 2 | Gundi Busch Gundi Busch Gundula Busch is a German figure skater and coach. She was the first World champion ladies' singles champion representing Germany.... |
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| 3 | Erica Batchelor Erica Batchelor Erica Anne Batchelor is a British figure skater. She is the 1954 World bronze medalist, the 1953 European silver medalist and three-time European bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th.-Results:-References:*... |
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| 4 | Helga Dudzinski | |
| 5 | Yvonne Sugden | |
| 6 | Annelies Schilhan | |
| 7 | Rose Pettinger | |
| 8 | Elaine Skevington | |
| 9 | Alida Elisabeth Stoppelman Lidy Stoppelman Alida Elisabeth "Lidy" Stoppelman is a former Dutch figure skater.-Results:-External links:**-Navigation:... |
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| 10 | Sissy Schwarz | |
| 11 | Nelly Maas | |
| 12 | Doris Zerbe | |
| 13 | Fiorella Negro | |
| 14 | Joan Haanappel Joan Haanappel Joan Haanappel is a former Dutch figure skater, competitive in the 1950s and 60s, who later worked for television as a sports presenter and figure skating commentator.More recently she became involved with the Dutch figure skating governing body KNSB.She started her sports career in her hometown... |
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| 15 | Liliane de Becker | |
| 16 | Erika Rücker | |
| 17 | Eszter Jurek Eszter Jurek Eszter Jurek is a Hungarian former Olympic figure skater and current coach. She is a three-time Hungarian champion in singles. She also competed in pairs with Miklós Kucharovits.... |
Hungary |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Mary Nicks was a British pair skater. She competed with brother John Nicks. In 1953, the two won Great Britain's only World and European titles in pair skating, after having placed fourth at the 1952 Winter Olympics. She died as the result of a heart attack.-Competitive... / John Nicks John Nicks John Allen Wisden Nicks is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer Nicks, and together they were the 1953 World Champions... |
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| 2 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy László Nagy (figure skater) László Nagy was a Hungarian pair skater. He and his partner and sister Marianne Nagy were two time Olympic bronze medalists, two-time European champions , and three-time World bronze medalists . He was born in Szombathely.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -Navigation:... |
Hungary |
| 3 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title... |
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| 4 | Jane Higson / Robert Hudson | |
| 5 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | |
| 6 | Helga Kruger / Peter Voss | |
| 7 | Charlotte Michiels / Gaston van Ghelder |