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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.
| 1953 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 8 – 15 |
| Season: | 1953 |
| Location: |  Davos, Switzerland |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: Tenley Albright | |
Pairs:  Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | |
| Ice dance: Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy | |
| Previous: 1952 World Championships | |
| Next: 1954 World Championships | |
The 1953 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 8 to 15 in Davos, Switzerland.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Jenkins |
13 |
| 2 | James Grogan |
16 |
| 3 | Carlo Fassi |
36 |
| 4 | Ronald Robertson |
37 |
| 5 |  Alain Giletti |
44 |
| 6 | Dudley Richards |
49 |
| 7 | Peter Firstbrook |
59 |
| 8 | Peter Dunfield |
73 |
| 9 | Michael Booker |
81 |
| 10 | Freimut Stein |
88 |
| 11 |  Kurt Oppelt |
102 |
| 12 | Hubert Köpfler |
106 |
| 13 | György Czakó |
115 |
| WD | Klaus Loichinger |
DNS |
Judges:
Ercole Cattaneo
Pamela Davis
John D. Greig
Henri Hoyoux
A. Jaisli
Alex Krupy
Hans Meixner
Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Adolf Walker
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenley Albright |
7 |
| 2 | Gundi Busch |
16 |
| 3 | Valda Osborn |
28 |
| 4 | Carol Heiss |
27 |
| 5 | Suzanne Morrow |
28 |
| 6 | Vera Smith |
48 |
| 7 | Margaret Graham |
49 |
| 8 | Yvonne Sugden |
53 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor |
70 |
| 10 | Ann Robinson |
74 |
| 11 | Annelies Schilhan |
72 |
| 12 | Mary Kenner |
86 |
| 13 | Norma Skevington |
83 |
| 14 | Rosi Pettinger |
97 |
| 15 | Doris Zerbe |
109 |
| 16 | Margaret Dean |
112 |
| 17 | Yolande Jobin |
112 |
| 18 | Eszter Jurek |
129 |
| 19 |  Lidy Stoppelman |
130 |
| WD | Helga Dudzinski |
DNS |
Judges:
- John D. Greig
- A. Jaisli
- Alex Krupy
- Ernst Labin
- Mollie Phillips
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- Adolf Walker
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks |
10.5 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden |
16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy |
23.5 |
| 4 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean |
24 |
| 5 | Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood |
39 |
| 6 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt |
43.5 |
| 7 | Jane Higson / Robert Hudson |
44.5 |
| 8 | Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida |
57 |
| 9 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst |
61 |
| 10 |  Charlotte Michiels / Gaston van Ghelder |
66 |
Judges:
- Pauline L. Barrajo
- Emile Finsterwald
- John D. Greig
- Henri Hoyoux
- Walter Malek
- Werner Rittberger
Elemér Terták
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy |
6 |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst / John Slater |
10 |
| 3 | Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan |
16 |
| 4 | Nesta Davies / Paul Thomas |
20 |
| 5 | Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby |
23 |
| 6 | Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam |
30 |
| 7 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel |
35 |
| 8 | Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown |
42 |
| 9 | Helga Binder / Edwin Führich |
45 |
| 10 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink |
50 |
| 11 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn |
54 |
| 12 | Luise Lehner / Hans Kutschera |
59 |
Judges:
- Pamela Davis
- Emile Finsterwald
- Hans Meixner
- R. Sackett
- A. Voordeckers
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU