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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 1947 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 13 to 17 in Stockholm, Sweden. These were the first World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany, Austria, and Japan were not allowed to compete. It was the first time skaters from Australia competed at Worlds.[1]
| 1947 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 – 17 |
| Season: | 1947 |
| Location: |  Stockholm, Sweden |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Hans Gerschwiler | |
Ladies' singles:  Barbara Ann Scott | |
Pairs:  Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet | |
| Previous: 1939 World Championships | |
| Next: 1948 World Championships | |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Gerschwiler |
7 |
| 2 | Dick Button |
8 |
| 3 | Arthur Apfel |
16 |
| 4 |  Vladislav Čáp |
20 |
| 5 |  Per Cock-Clausen |
24 |
Judges:
J. Bizek
Hubert Martineau
P. Sørensen
Lyman Wakefield
A. Winkler
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Ann Scott |
10 |
| 2 | Daphne Walker |
22 |
| 3 | Gretchen Merrill |
32 |
| 4 | Eileen Seigh |
50 |
| 5 | Jeanette Altwegg |
53 |
| 6 | Janette Ahrens |
58 |
| 7 | Alena Vrzáňová |
61 |
| 8 | Bridget Shirley Adams |
71 |
| 9 | Britta Råhlén |
72 |
| 10 | Jiřína Nekolová |
80 |
| 11 | Jill Linzee |
88 |
| 12 |  Patricia Molony |
109 |
| 13 | Gun Ericson |
116 |
| 14 |  Liv Borg |
124 |
| 15 | Ingeborg Nilsson |
138 |
| 16 |  Leena Pietilä |
143 |
| 17 | Kristi Linna |
159 |
| 18 | Liisa Helanterä |
160 |
| 19 | Harriet Pantanenius |
164 |
Judges:
B. Børjeson- Herbert Clarke
Donald Cruikshank- J. Hainz
Walter Jakobsson
C. F. MacGillicuddy
Thore Mothander- P. Sørensen
- Lyman Wakefield
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet |
16 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy |
19.5 |
| 3 | Suzanne Diskeuve / Edmond Verbustel |
25.5 |
| 4 | Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne |
25.5 |
| 5 | Britta Råhlén / Bo Mothander |
38 |
| 6 | Doris Noffke / Walter Noffke |
43.5 |
| 7 |  Denise Fayolle / Guy Pigier |
48 |
| 8 | Běla Zachova / Jaroslav Zach |
52 |
| 9 | Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim |
58 |
| 10 | Denise Favart / Jacques Favart |
59.5 |
| 11 | Marit Henie / Erling Bjerkhoel |
76.5 |
Judges:
- Christen Christensen
- J. Hainz
- Hubert Martineau
M. Nicaise
Georges Torchon- Einar Törsleff
- Lyman Wakefield
References
edit- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- Result List provided by the ISU