1929 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1929 |
| Location: |
London, UK (men) Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gillis Grafström | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pair skating:  Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | |
|
Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
|
Next: 1930 World Championships | |
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1929 men competitions took place from March 4th to 5th in London, United Kingdom. The 1929 ladies and pairs competitions took place from February 2nd to 3rd in Budapest, Hungary.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillis Grafström | Sweden | 35 | 353.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | 19 | 346.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Ludwig Wrede | Austria | 34 | 323.70 | 16 |
| 4 | John F. Page |  United Kingdom | 29 | 312.70 | 24 |
| 5 | Hugo Distler | Austria | 25 | ||
| 6 | Markus Nikkanen |  Finland | 25 | 26 | |
| 7 | Ian Bowhill | United Kingdom | 26 | 32 |
Judges:
- Mr. Eduard Engelmann jr. Austria
- Mr. L. Liebermann
Switzerland - Mr. André G. Poplimont
.svg.png)
Belgium - Mr. Ulrich Salchow Sweden
- Mr. V. C. Wilson United Kingdom
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | Norway | 16 | 280.40 | 5 |
| 2 | Fritzi Burger | Austria | 18 | 259.25 | 12 |
| 3 | Melitta Brunner | Austria | 22 | 254.65 | 13 |
| 4 | Ilse Hornung | Austria | 20 | 236.10 | 20 |
| 5 | Grete Kubitschek | Austria | 216.65 | 26 | |
| 6 | Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts | Belgium | 19 | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
- Mr. Herbert J. Clarke United Kingdom
- Mr. Walter Jakobsson Finland
- Mr. B. Björjeson Norway
- Mr. Fernand de Montigny Belgium
- Mr, Eduard Engelmann jr. Austria
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | Austria | 25/27 | 11.25 | 6 |
| 2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | Austria | 21/34 | 10.75 | 13 |
| 3 | Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay |  Hungary | 27/35 | 10.30 | 18 |
| 4 | Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker | Austria | /30 | 10.35 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Emília Rotter / László Szollás | Hungary | 21/20 | 10.30 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe |  Czechoslovakia | 10.05 | 25 | |
| 7 | Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger |  Germany | 8.30 | 35 |
Judges:
- Mrs. Ludowika Jakobsson Finland
- Mr. C. J. Clarke United Kingdom
- Mr. B. Björjeson Norway
- Mr. Otto Bohatsch Austria
- Mr. Theodor Meszléri Hungary
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.