1948 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1948 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations, in addition to the United States and Canada, competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] and pair skating.[3]

1948 European Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1947–48
Location:Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Dick Button
Ladies' singles:
Canada Barbara Ann Scott
Pairs:
Hungary Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király
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Because North Americans were allowed to participate, the best European single skaters, Eva Pawlik of Austria and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland, were awarded only the European Silver Medals. That was the reason the International Skating Union restricted the 1949 Europeans and all the following European Championships to European skaters. Dick Button is the only winner from outside Europe in men's singles. Barbara Ann Scott is the only winner from outside Europe in ladies' singles, this was her second title.

Results

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Rank Name Places
1   Dick Button
2   Hans Gerschwiler
3   Edi Rada
4   Ede Király 26[4]
5   John Lettengarver
6   Zdeněk Fikar
7   Helmut Seibt
8   Vladislav Čáp
9   Josef Dědič

Ladies

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Rank Name Places
1   Barbara Ann Scott
2   Eva Pawlik
3   Alena Vrzáňová
4   Jiřina Nekolová
5   Jeannette Altwegg
6   Dagmar Lerchová
7   Andrea Kékesy
8   Bridget Adams
9   Marion Davies
10   Barbara Wyatt
11   Martha Bachem
12   Miloslava Tumová
13   Ingeborg Solar
14   Éva Lindner
15   Hildegard Appeltauer
16   Mária Saáry
17   Beryl Bailey
18   Roberta Scholdan
19   Věra Masáková

Pairs

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Rank Name Places
1   Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király 5[5]
2   Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka
3   Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer
4   Joan Thompson / Robert Ogilvie
5   Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks
6   Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 29.5[6]
7   Györgyi Botond / Ferenc Kertész
8   Susi Giebisch / Helmut Seibt
9   Dagmar Hrubá / Jiří Očenášek
10   Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis
11   P. Přenosilová / František Landi

References

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  1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). www.isu.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). www.isu.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). www.isu.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ European Championships 1948. Prague, Czechoslovakia
  5. ^ European Championships 1948. Prague, Czechoslovakia
  6. ^ European Championships 1948. Prague, Czechoslovakia
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