1937 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1937 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: |
February 28th (men and pairs) February 21st (ladies) – February 28th (men and pairs) February 22nd (ladies) |
| Season: | 1937 |
| Location: |
 Vienna (men)  London (ladies and pairs) |
| Venue: | Empress Stadion (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
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Men's singles: Felix Kaspar | |
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Ladies' singles: Cecilia Colledge | |
Pair skating:  Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier | |
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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 1937 men competition took place February 12 to 13, 1937 in Vienna, Austria. The 1937 ladies and pairs competitions took place March 1 to 2, 1937 also in London, Great Britain.
Results
Men
| Rank | Nation | Age | Name | Points | Places | CF | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria |
22 | Felix Kaspar | 357.768 | 5 | 1 | 210.30 | 1 | 147.468 |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
19 | Graham Sharp | 345.236 | 10 | 2 | 204.62 | 3 | 140.616 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
18 | Elemer Tertak | 338.52 | 17 | 3 | 199.62 | 5 | 138.892 |
| 4 | Austria |
Herbert Alward | 336.628 | 19 | 5 | 197.02 | 4 | 139.608 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
17 | Freddie Tomlins | 332.064 | 25 | 7 | 189.18 | 2 | 142.264 |
| 6 | Austria |
22 | Leopold Linhart | 331.108 | 30 | 6 | 194.02 | 6 | 137.088 |
| 7 |  Finland |
33 | Marcus Nikkanen | 326.908 | 35 | 4 | 197.38 | 10 | 129.528 |
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31 | Freddy Mesot | 318.608 | 42 | 8 | 187.8 | 8 | 130.808 |
| 9 | Austria |
22 | Emil Ratzenhofer | 316.040 | 45 | 10 | 185.00 | 7 | 131.040 |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
26 | Lucian Büeler | 309.748 | 52 | 9 | 186.52 | 11 | 123.228 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia |
Jaroslav Sadilek | 313.260 | 50 | 11 | 183.48 | 9 | 129.780 | |
Judges were
- Mr. Arnold Huber Switzerland
- Mr. Rudolf Kaler Austria
- Mrs. B. Pavliska Czechoslovakia
- Mr. Fritz Schober
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Germany - Mr. Andor Czende Hungary
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilia Colledge | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 2 | Megan Taylor | United Kingdom | 14 |
| 3 | Vivi-Anne Hultén |  Sweden | 25.5 |
| 4 | Hedy Stenuf |  France | 31.5 |
| 5 | Emmy Putzinger | Austria | 32 |
| 6 | Hanne Niernberger | Austria | 42 |
| 7 | Belita Jepson-Turner | United Kingdom | 49 |
| 8 | Gladys Jagger | United Kingdom | 58 |
| 9 | Martha Mayerhans | Germany | 70 |
| 10 | Angela Anderes | Switzerland | 72 |
| 11 | Viktoria Lindpaitner | Germany | 67 |
| 12 | Audrey Peppe |  United States | 78 |
Judges were
- August Anderberg Sweden
- Herbert J. Clarke United Kingdom
- Kurt Dannenberg Germany
- Fritz Kachler Austria
- Charles Sabouret France
- Andor Szende Hungary
- K. Skulicz
Poland
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | Germany | 8.5 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin | Austria | 14.5 |
| 3 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff | United Kingdom | 24.5 |
| 4 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy | Hungary | 30.5 |
| 5 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack | Germany | 31.5 |
| 6 | Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo |  Italy | 42.5 |
| 7 | Stephanie Kalus / Erwin Kalus | Poland | 46.5 |
| 8 | Feda Kalencikova / Karel Globar | Czechoslovakia | 53.5 |
Judges were
- E. Bonfiglio Italy
- Kurt Dannenberg Germany
- H. Grünauer Austria
- John F. Page United Kingdom
- K. Skulicz Poland
- Josef Slíva Czechoslovakia
- Andor Szende Hungary
References
- Result List provided by the ISU
- newspaper Berliner Tageblatt, 4 March 1937
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