1955 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1955 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 15 – 18 |
| Season: | 1955 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
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Ladies' singles: Tenley Albright | |
Pair skating:  Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | |
Ice dancing:  Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
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Previous: 1954 World Championships | |
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Next: 1956 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 1955 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 15th to 18th in Vienna, Austria.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 11 | |
| 2 | Ronald Robertson | United States | 16 | |
| 3 | David Jenkins | United States | 28 | |
| 4 | Alain Giletti |  France | 37 | |
| 5 | Karol Divín |  Czechoslovakia | 58 | |
| 6 | Michael Booker | United Kingdom | 58 | |
| 7 | Norbert Felsinger |  Austria | 60 | |
| 8 | Charles Snelling | Canada | 69 | |
| 9 | Alain Calmat | France | 79 | |
| 10 | Hugh Graham | United Kingdom | 79 | |
| 11 | István Szenes | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 103 | |
| 12 | Hans Müller |  Switzerland | 114 | |
| 13 | Tilo Gutzeit |  West Germany | 114 | |
| 14 | Brian Edward Tuck | United Kingdom | 119 |
Judges:
- Oscar Madl Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- V. Koudelka Czechoslovakia
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- Adolf Walker West Germany
- A. D. C. Cordon United Kingdom
- Elemér Terták Hungary
- J. Creux Switzerland
- R. Sackett United States
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenley Albright | United States | 190.96 | 9 |
| 2 | Carol Heiss | United States | 180.31 | 28 |
| 3 | Hanna Eigel | Austria | 179.78 | 29 |
| 4 | Ingrid Wendl | Austria | 178.46 | 41 |
| 5 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom | 177.56 | 43 |
| 6 | Carole Jane Pachl | Canada | 175.16 | 58 |
| 7 | Patricia Firth | United States | 174.49 | 59 |
| 8 | Yvonne Sugden | United Kingdom | 174.59 | 64 |
| 9 | Ann Johnston | Canada | 172.51 | 77 |
| 10 | Catherine Machado | United States | 169.43 | 87 |
| 11 | Rosi Pettinger | West Germany | 161.98 | 105 |
| 12 | Dawn Hunter |  Australia | 158.42 | 121 |
| 13 | Ilse Musyl | Austria | 157.89 | 129 |
| 14 | Dagmar Lerchová-Řeháková | Czechoslovakia | 157.99 | 126 |
| 15 | Joan Haanappel |  Netherlands | 156.06 | 138 |
| 16 | Fiorella Negro |  Italy | 161.98 | 141 |
| 17 | Alice Fischer | Switzerland | 153.37 | 158.5 |
| 18 | Miroslava Nachodská | Czechoslovakia | 153.03 | 162 |
| 19 | Maryvonne Huet | France | 152.54 | 162.5 |
| 20 | Erika Rucker | West Germany | 150.66 | 175 |
| 21 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | Netherlands | 151.57 | 166 |
| WD | Hanna Walter | Austria | DNF |
Judges:
- Edwin Kucharz Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- Jozef Dedic Czechoslovakia
- G. Rodrigues-Henriques France
- F. Händel West Germany
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- M. Verdi Italy
- J. Creux Switzerland
- A. Krunoy United States
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 10.88 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 10.82 | 17.5 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary | 10.57 | 28 |
| 4 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner | United States | 10.27 | 46 |
| 5 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | Canada | 10.08 | 65 |
| 6 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 10.06 | 66.5 |
| 7 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | West Germany | 10.01 | 68.5 |
| 8 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothman | United States | 9.96 | 70.5 |
| 9 | Alice Zettel / Claus Loichinger | West Germany | 10.02 | 70.5 |
| 10 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria | 9.82 | 83 |
| 11 | Eva Szőllősy / Gabor Vida | Hungary | 9.78 | 82.5 |
| 12 | Vivian Higson / Robert Hudson | United Kingdom | 9.79 | 87.5 |
Judges:
- F. Wojtanowskyj Austria
- Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
- V. Koudelka Czechoslovakia
- F. Händel West Germany
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- Elemér Terták Hungary
- M. Verdi Italy
- J. Creux Switzerland
- A. Krunoy United States
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | United Kingdom | 37.09 | 7 |
| 2 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | United Kingdom | 36.52 | 14 |
| 3 | Barbara Radford / Raymond Lockwood | United Kingdom | 35.29 | 21 |
| 4 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | United States | 34.23 | 28 |
| 5 | Joan Zamboni / Ronland Junso | United States | 34.11 | 34 |
| 6 | Phyllis Forney / Martin Forney | United States | 33.23 | 43 |
| 7 | Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel | France | 50 | |
| 8 | Sigrid Knacke / Günther Koch | West Germany | 69 | |
| 9 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | Austria | 31.20 | 69 |
| 10 | Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli | Italy | 75 | |
| 11 | Lindis Johnston / Jeffrey Johnston | Canada | 77 | |
| 12 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | Netherlands | 84 | |
| 13 | Claude Weinstein / Claude Lambert | France | 80 | |
| 14 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | Austria | 30.33 | 83 |
| 15 | Luise Lehner / Georg Lenitz | Austria | 28.38 | 104 |
Judges:
- Hans Meixner Austria
- A. Voordeckers
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Belgium - Henri Meudec France
- P. L. Borrajo United Kingdom
- László Szollás Hungary
- P. Farinet Italy
- R. Sackett United States
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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