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1961 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1961 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]

1961 European Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 26 – 29
Season:1961
Location:Berlin West Berlin,
American Sector
Host:Deutscher Eislauf-Verband (DEV)
Venue:Berlin Sportpalast
Champions
Men's singles:
France Alain Giletti
Ladies' singles:
Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra
Pairs:
West Germany Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Ice dance:
United Kingdom Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones
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The competitions took place from January 26 to 29, 1961 in West Berlin. West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, but the German Skating Association from East Germany organized the championships[1]. The event took place without the participation of skaters from the Soviet Union not because of a political boycott, but rather because an exceptionally mild winter left the Russian skaters with insufficient ice for practice in their home country. The Soviet team was also withdrawn from the originally planned World Championships for the same reason, but that tournament was subsequently cancelled after Sabena Flight 548.[5]

The defending champions in all four divisions retained their titles. In the pairs competition, however, the champions Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler faced a close battle with Margret Göbl & Franz Ningel, who had defeated them at the West German championships earlier in the season. Göbl & Ningel may have been penalized for including an illegal lift in their program.[6]

In the ladies' event, Sjoukje Dijkstra built up a lead in the compulsory figures that assured her of victory. Her free skating program was described as "exhausting". The stars of the free skating were Helli Sengstschmidt and Jana Mrázková, who both reportedly did triple salchow jumps in their programs.[6]

Alain Giletti likewise assured himself of victory by winning the figures by a large margin. All three medalists in the men's division gave fine free skating performances.[6]

Results edit

Men edit

Rank Name Places
1   Alain Giletti 9
2   Alain Calmat 11
3   Manfred Schnelldorfer 23
4   Peter Jonas 37
5   Emmerich Danzer 51.5
6   Robin Jones 55.5
7   Sepp Schönmetzler 65
8   Bodo Bockenauer 79
9   Heinrich Podhajsky 80
10   Per Kjølberg 87
11   Peter Krick 91
12   Wouter Toledo 111
13   Michael Flebbe 112
14   Giordano Abbondati 122
15   Ragnar Wikström 135

Judges were

  •   P. Baron
  •   Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
  •   K. Beyer
  •   Pamela Davis
  •   A. Jaisli
  •   Ferenc Kertész
  •   Hans Meixner
  •   Giovanni de Mori
  •   E. A. Voigt

Ladies edit

Rank Name Places
1   Sjoukje Dijkstra 9
2   Regine Heitzer 21
3   Jana Mrázková 26
4   Karin Frohner 49
5   Dany Rigoulot 57
6   Helli Sengstschmid 58
7   Eva Grožajová 66
8   Nicole Hassler 73
9   Diana Clifton-Peach 77
10   Jitka Hlaváčková 83
11   Anne Reynolds 85
12   Karin Gude 90
13   Franziska Schmidt 115
14   Christa Fassi 136
15   Danièle Giraud 141
16   Ursula Barkey 147
17   Éva Csoma 162
18   Helga Zöllner 169
19   Dorette Bek 175
20   Silvana Saccozzi 178
21   Gabriele Seyfert 179
22   Sandra Brugnera 188
23   Heidemarie Steiner 190
24   Willie ten Hoopen 216

Judges were

Pairs edit

Rank Name Places
1   Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 13
2   Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel 14
3   Margit Senf / Peter Göbel 38.5
4   Rita Blumenberg / Werner Mensching 36
5   Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl 43.5
6   Hana Dvořáková / Karel Vosátka 52.5
7   Valerie Hunt / Peter Burrows 69.5
8   Gerda Johner / Rüdi Johner 74.5
9   Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer 75.5
10   Renate Rößler / Klaus Wasserfuhr 78

Judges were

  •   Ernst K. Bauch
  •   Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
  •   Pamela Davis
  •   A. Jaisli
  •   Theo Klemm
  •   Hans Meixner
  •   Giovanni de Mori
  •   Emil Skákala
  •   Néri Valdes

Ice dance edit

Rank Name Places
1   Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones 7
2   Christiane Guhel / Jean Guhel 14
3   Linda Shearman / Michael Philipps 25
4   Mary Parry / Roy Mason 26
5   Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman 33
6   Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet 46
7   Olga Gilardi / Germano Ceccattini 47
8   Ludovica Boccacci / Gianfranco Canepa 63
9   Armelle Flichy / Pierre Brun 65
10   Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan 72
11   Györgyi Korda / Pál Vásárhelyi 73
12   Christel Trebesiner / Georg Felsinger 87
13   Margot Nissen / Klaus Ebel 87
14   Marlyse Fornachon / Charly Pichard 95
15   Martha Schamberger / Hans-Jürgen Schamberger 98

Judges were

  •   Cia Benacchi-Bordogna
  •   Ferenc Kertész
  •   L. Lauret
  •   H. Lawrence
  •   Walter Malek
  •   Hermann Schiechtl
  •   Emil Skákala

References edit

  1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ "News from Europe", Skating magazine, March 1961
  6. ^ a b c "The European Championships", Skating magazine, May 1961

Sources edit

  • Result List provided by the ISU
  • printed program of the Europeans
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