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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.
| 1952 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 27 – March 1 |
| Season: | 1952 |
| Location: |  Paris, France |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Richard Button | |
| Ladies' singles: Jacqueline du Bief | |
Pairs:  Ria Baran / Paul Falk | |
Ice dance:  Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
| Previous: 1951 World Championships | |
| Next: 1953 World Championships | |
The 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.
Medal table
edit* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button |
7 |
| 2 | James Grogan |
19 |
| 3 | Hayes Jenkins |
21 |
| 4 |  Helmut Seibt |
25 |
| 5 | Dudley Richards |
34 |
| 6 |  Carlo Fassi |
44 |
| 7 |  Peter Firstbrook |
46 |
| 8 | Alain Giletti |
57 |
| 9 | Martin Felsenreich |
66 |
| 10 |  Adrian Swan |
67 |
| 11 |  François Pache |
76 |
Judges:
Jakob Biedermann
Ercole Cattaneo
Donald Gilchrist
Oskar Madl
Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Harold G. Storke
J. Wilson
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline du Bief |
9 |
| 2 | Sonya Klopfer |
21 |
| 3 | Virginia Baxter |
24 |
| 4 | Suzanne Morrow |
43 |
| 5 | Barbara Wyatt |
55 |
| 6 | Gundi Busch |
59 |
| 7 | Marlene Smith |
64 |
| 8 | Valda Osborn |
65 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor |
82 |
| 10 | Vera Smith |
90 |
| 11 | Helga Dudzinski |
96 |
| 12 | Patricia Devries |
110 |
| 13 | Eva Weidler |
123 |
| 14 | Annelies Schilhan |
132 |
| 15 | Nancy Hallam-Burley |
129 |
| 16 | Ghislaine Kopf |
124 |
| 17 |  Lidy Stoppelman |
158 |
| 18 | Yolande Jobin |
161 |
| 19 | Gweneth Molony |
170 |
| 20 | Doris Zerbe |
175 |
| 21 |  Liliane de Becker |
192 |
| 22 | Nicole Vanderberghe |
195 |
| WD | Tenley Albright |
DNS |
Judges:
- Ercole Cattaneo
- Norman V. S. Gregory
V. P. Gross- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Alex Krupy
- Mollie Phillips
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
A. Voordeckers- Franz Wojtanowskyj
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria Baran / Paul Falk |
9 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy |
23.5 |
| 3 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks |
29 |
| 4 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden |
31.5 |
| 5 | Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale |
48.5 |
| 6 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean |
49.5 |
| 7 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt |
68 |
| 8 | Caryl Johns / Jack Jost |
72 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower |
81 |
| 10 | Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood |
83 |
Judges:
- J. Biedermann
- Ercole Cattaneo
- Pamela Davis
- Donald Gilchrist
- V. P. Gross
A. W. Knetemann- Alex Krupy
- Hans Meixner
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ice dance
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy |
7 |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater |
14 |
| 3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan |
23 |
| 4 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel |
26 |
| 5 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam |
35 |
| 6 | Ilse Reitmayer / Hans Kutschera |
44 |
| 7 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink |
54 |
| 8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown |
54 |
| 9 | Paulin Haffner / Herbert Huber |
58 |
Judges:
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Hans Meixner
- Henri Meudec
- Mollie Phillips
- R. Sackett
- A. Voordeckers
Sources
edit- Result List provided by the ISU