1957 World Figure Skating 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 1957 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 26 to March 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

1957 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 26 – March 2
Season:1957
Location:United States Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Venue:Broadmoor Ice Palace
Champions
Men's singles:
United States David Jenkins
Ladies' singles:
United States Carol Heiss
Pairs:
Canada Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul
Ice dance:
United Kingdom June Markham / Courtney Jones
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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States*2114
2  Canada1124
3  Great Britain1001
4  Austria0112
5  West Germany0101
Totals (5 entries)44412

Results

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Rank Name Places
1   David Jenkins 7
2   Tim Brown 16
3   Charles Snelling 22
4   Alain Giletti 33
5   Thomas Moore 35
6   Norbert Felsinger 41
7   Donald Jackson 49
8   Robert Brewer 58
9   Alain Calmat 59
10   Michael Booker 66
11   Manfred Schnelldorfer 81
12   Hubert Köpfler 83
13   Yukio Nishikura 90
14   Hideo Sugita 98
15   Kazuo Ōhashi 105
16   Charles Keeble 111
17   William Cherrell 117

Judges:

  •   Pamela Davis
  •   P. Devine
  •   H. Janes
  •   Eugen Kirchhofer
  •   Walter Malek
  •   Rudolf A. Marx
  •   Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques

Ladies

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Rank Name Places
1   Carol Heiss 7
2   Hanna Eigel 17
3   Ingrid Wendl 21
4   Yarmila Pachl 27
5   Claralyn Lewis 40
6   Hanna Walter 43
7   Joan Schenke 63
8   Nancy Heiss 71
9   Erica Batchelor 75
10   Karen Dixon 75
11   Ina Bauer 79
12   Sjoukje Dijkstra 84
13   Joan Haanappel 87
14   Margaret Crosland 87
15   Ilse Musyl 89
16   Emma Giardini 104
17   Junko Ueno 118
18   Carla Tichatschek 128
19   Yūko Araki 132
20   Alice Fischer 137

Judges:

  •   Bruno Bonfiglio
  •   Pamela Davis
  •   Eugen Kirchhofer
  •   Rudolf A. Marx
  •   J. A. McKechnie
  •   Hans Meixner
  •   Harold G. Storke

Pairs

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Rank Name Places
1   Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul 8
2   Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel 16.5
3   Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek 17.5
4   Nancy Rouillard / Ronald Ludington 31
5   Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles 32

Judges:

  •   Bruno Bonfiglio
  •   Pamela Davis
  •   H. Janes
  •   Rudolf A. Marx
  •   J. A. McKechnie
  •   Hans Meixner
  •   Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques

Ice dance

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Rank Name Places
1   June Markham / Courtney Jones 5
2   Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan 11
3   Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright 16
4   Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso 22
5   Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby 27
6   Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson 29
7   Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel 35
8   Beverly Orr / Hugh Smith 39
9   Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch 42
10   Christiane Elien / Claude Lambert 51
11   Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera 53

Judges:

  •   P. Devine
  •   Eugen Kirchhofer
  •   Walter Malek
  •   John R. Shoemaker
  •   D. Ward

Sources

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  • Result List provided by the ISU