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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.
| 1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1929 |
| Location: |  London, United Kingdom (men) Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gillis Grafström | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pairs:  Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | |
| Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
| Next: 1930 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place from March 4 to 5 in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2 to 3 in Budapest, Hungary.
Medal table edit
* Host nations (Hungary, Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hungary* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillis Grafström |
35 | 353.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer |
19 | 346.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Ludwig Wrede |
34 | 323.70 | 16 |
| 4 | John Page |
29 | 312.70 | 24 |
| 5 | Hugo Distler |
25 | ||
| 6 |  Markus Nikkanen |
25 | 26 | |
| 7 | Ian Bowhill |
26 | 32 |
Judges:
Eduard Engelmann
L. Liebermann
André Poplimont
Ulrich Salchow
V. C. Wilson
Ladies edit
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| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie |
16 | 280.40 | 5 |
| 2 | Fritzi Burger |
18 | 259.25 | 12 |
| 3 | Melitta Brunner |
22 | 254.65 | 13 |
| 4 | Ilse Hornung |
20 | 236.10 | 20 |
| 5 | Grete Kubitschek |
26 | 216.65 | 26 |
| 6 |  Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts |
19 | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Age | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser |
25/27 | 11.25 | 6 |
| 2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede |
21/34 | 10.75 | 13 |
| 3 | Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay |
27/35 | 10.30 | 18 |
| 4 | Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker |
/30 | 10.35 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Emília Rotter / László Szollás |
21/20 | 10.30 | 21.5 |
| 6 |  Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe |
/43 | 10.05 | 25 |
| 7 |  Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger |
8.30 | 35 |
Judges:
- Otto Bohatsch
B. Børjeson- C. J. Clarke
Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers
Tivadar Meszléri
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU