1937 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1937 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 28 (men and pairs) February 21 – 22 (ladies) |
| Season: | 1937 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria (men) London, UK (ladies and pairs) |
| Venue: | Empress Stadion (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Felix Kaspar | |
Ladies' singles:  Cecilia Colledge | |
Pairs:  Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1936 World Championships | |
| Next: 1938 World Championships | |
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 competitions took place from February 12 to 13 in Vienna, Austria. The 1937 ladies and pairs competitions took place from March 1 to 2 also in London, United Kingdom.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CF | FS | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria |
Felix Kaspar | 22 | 1 | 210.30 | 1 | 147.468 | 357.768 | 5 |
| 2 | Graham Sharp | United Kingdom |
19 | 2 | 204.62 | 3 | 140.616 | 345.236 | 10 |
| 3 | Elemer Tertak |  Hungary |
18 | 3 | 199.62 | 5 | 138.892 | 338.52 | 17 |
| 4 | Herbert Alward | Austria |
5 | 197.02 | 4 | 139.608 | 336.628 | 19 | |
| 5 | Freddie Tomlins | United Kingdom |
17 | 7 | 189.18 | 2 | 142.264 | 332.064 | 25 |
| 6 | Leopold Linhart | Austria |
22 | 6 | 194.02 | 6 | 137.088 | 331.108 | 30 |
| 7 | Marcus Nikkanen |  Finland |
33 | 4 | 197.38 | 10 | 129.528 | 326.908 | 35 |
| 8 | Freddy Mesot |  Belgium |
31 | 8 | 187.8 | 8 | 130.808 | 318.608 | 42 |
| 9 | Emil Ratzenhofer | Austria |
22 | 10 | 185.00 | 7 | 131.040 | 316.040 | 45 |
| 10 | Lucian Büeler |  Switzerland |
26 | 9 | 186.52 | 11 | 123.228 | 309.748 | 52 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Sadilek |  Czechoslovakia |
11 | 183.48 | 9 | 129.780 | 313.260 | 50 | |
Judges:
- Mr. Arnold Huber
Switzerland - Mr. Rudolf Kaler
Austria - Mrs. B. Pavliska
Czechoslovakia - Mr. Fritz Schober
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:
- 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:
- E. Bonfiglio
Italy - Kurt Dannenberg Germany
- H. Grünauer Austria
- John F. Page United Kingdom
- K. Skulicz Poland
- Josef Slíva Czechoslovakia
- Andor Szende Hungary
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
- newspaper Berliner Tageblatt, 4 March 1937