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Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

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Women's singles
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
VenuesJordal Amfi (compulsory figure)
Bislett stadion (free skating)
Dates16–20 February
Competitors25 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeannette Altwegg
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tenley Albright
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline du Bief
 France
← 1948
1956 →

The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all five Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held from 16 to 20 February 1952. Twenty-five figure skaters from twelve nations competed.[1]

Results

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Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Jeannette Altwegg  Great Britain 1 4 161.756 14
2 Tenley Albright  United States 2 3 159.133 22
3 Jacqueline du Bief  France 4 2 158.000 24
4 Sonya Klopfer  United States 3 5 154.633 36
5 Virginia Baxter  United States 8 1 152.211 50
6 Suzanne Morrow  Canada 6 7 149.333 56
7 Barbara Wyatt  Great Britain 5 11 148.378 63
8 Gundi Busch  Germany 10 6 146.289 75
9 Marlene Smith  Canada 11 9 143.289 92
10 Erika Kraft  Germany 9 10 143.767 89
11 Valda Osborn  Great Britain 7 13 144.767 89
12 Helga Dudzinski  Germany 12 8 142.767 103
13 Vera Smith  Canada 13 15 138.220 117
14 Nancy Burley  Australia 17 14 135.633 135
15 Susi Wirz  Switzerland 15 17 135.578 136
16 Annelies Schilhan  Austria 19 12 134.744 140
17 Patricia Devries  Great Britain 14 20 132.811 148
18 Yolande Jobin  Switzerland 16 16 132.478 151
19 Sissy Schwarz  Austria 22 18 126.878 178
20 Leena Pietilä  Finland 20 21 124.733 185
21 Gweneth Molony  Australia 18 22 124.344 190
22 Alida Stoppelman  Netherlands 21 23 123.544 193
23 Eszter Jurek  Hungary 24 19 121.478 199
24 Ingeborg Nilsson  Norway 25 24 113.322 215
WD Bjørg Løhner Øien  Norway 23

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Assistant Referee:

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References

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  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.