1956 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1956 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 16 – 19 |
| Season: | 1956 |
| Location: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: Carol Heiss | |
Pairs:  Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
Ice dance:  Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| Previous: 1955 World Championships | |
| Next: 1957 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 1956 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 16 to 19 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States |
10 |
| 2 | Ronald Robertson | United States |
17 |
| 3 | David Jenkins | United States |
28 |
| 4 | Charles Snelling |  Canada |
42 |
| 5 | Michael Booker | United Kingdom |
48 |
| 6 | Karol Divín |  Czechoslovakia |
48 |
| 7 | Alain Calmat |  France |
65 |
| 8 | Norbert Felsinger | Austria |
71 |
| 9 | Tilo Gutzeit |  West Germany |
77 |
| 10 | François Pache |  Switzerland |
91 |
| 11 | Allan Ganter |  Australia |
109 |
| 12 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | West Germany |
111 |
| 13 | Hans Müller | Switzerland |
113 |
| 14 | Hanno Ströher | Austria |
115 |
| 15 | Darío Villalba |  Spain |
137 |
| 16 | Charles Keeble | Australia |
142 |
| WD | Manfred Schnelldorfer | West Germany |
Judges:
- S. R. Croll
Australia - Ralph S. McCreath
Canada - K. Beyer
West Germany - Mollie Phillips
United Kingdom - Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
France - H. Deistler
Austria - E. Finsterwald
Switzerland - B. Srbová
Czechoslovakia - H. K. Kelley
United States
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Heiss | United States |
13 |
| 2 | Tenley Albright | United States |
14 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl | Austria |
33 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sugden | United Kingdom |
37 |
| 5 | Hanna Eigel | Austria |
49 |
| 6 | Catherine Machado | United States |
48 |
| 7 | Hanna Walter | Austria |
71 |
| 8 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom |
72 |
| 9 | Ann Johnston | Canada |
72 |
| 10 | Mary Ann Dorsey | United States |
97 |
| 11 | Joan Haanappel |  Netherlands |
103 |
| 12 | Diana Peach | United Kingdom |
107 |
| 13 | Fiorella Negro |  Italy |
128 |
| 14 | Emma Giardini | Italy |
130 |
| 15 | Jindra Kramperová | Czechoslovakia |
131 |
| 16 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | Netherlands |
144 |
| 17 | Karin Borner | Switzerland |
155 |
| 18 | Ilse Musyl | Austria |
161 |
| 19 | Alice FIscher | Switzerland |
168 |
| 20 | Ina Bauer | West Germany |
171 |
| 21 | Jana Dočekalová | Czechoslovakia |
175 |
Judges:
- Ralph S. McCreath Canada
- P. Gross West Germany
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques France
- Ercole Cattaneo
Italy - E. Labin Austria
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- B. Srbová Czechoslovakia
- O. Dallmayr United States
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria |
14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada |
15 |
| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | West Germany |
30 |
| 4 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner | United States |
34 |
| 5 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | Canada |
42.5 |
| 6 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothman | United States |
68.5 |
| 7 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | United Kingdom |
70 |
| 8 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria |
74.5 |
| 9 | Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | United Kingdom |
75.5 |
| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | West Germany |
80.5 |
| 11 | Jacqueline Mason / Mervyn Bower | Australia |
88.5 |
Judges:
- S. R. Croll Australia
- Ralph S. McCreath Canada
- K. Beyer West Germany
- P. L. Barrajo United Kingdom
- Ercole Cattaneo Italy
- F. Wojtanowskyj Austria
- E. Finsterwald Switzerland
- B. Srbová Czechoslovakia
- O. Dallmayr United States
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | United Kingdom |
7 |
| 2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones | United Kingdom |
15 |
| 3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | United Kingdom |
29 |
| 4 | Joan Zamboni / Ronland Junso | United States |
37 |
| 5 | Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel | France |
39 |
| 6 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | United States |
38 |
| 7 | Sidney Arnold / Franklin Nelson | United States |
47 |
| 8 | Sigrid Knacke / Günther Koch | West Germany |
49 |
| 9 | Lindis Johnston / Jeffery Johnston | Canada |
74.5 |
| 10 | Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burkhardt | West Germany |
82 |
| 11 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | Austria |
76.5 |
| 12 | Bona Giammona / Giancarlo Sioli | Italy |
77 |
| 13 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | Austria |
88 |
| 14 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | Netherlands |
91 |
| 15 | Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini | Italy |
94 |
| 16 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet | West Germany |
109 |
| 17 | Maria Grazia Locatelli / Vinicio Toncelli | Italy |
117 |
Judges:
- Hermann Schiechtl West Germany
- D. Ward United Kingdom
- Henri Meudec France
- P. Farinet Italy
- F. Wojtanowskyj Austria
- A. Jobin Switzerland
- H. Kendall Kelley United States
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU