1947 World Figure Skating Championships

1947 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 13 – 17
Season:1947
Location:Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Champions
Men's singles:
Switzerland Hans Gerschwiler
Ladies' singles:
Canada Barbara Ann Scott
Pairs:
Belgium Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet
Previous:
1939 World Championships
Next:
1948 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 1947 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 13 to 17 in Stockholm, Sweden. These were the first World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany, Austria, and Japan were not allowed to compete.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belgium1012
2 Canada1001
  Switzerland1001
4 United States0213
5 Great Britain0112
Totals (5 entries)3339

Results

Men

Rank Name Places
1 Switzerland Hans Gerschwiler 7
2 United States Dick Button 8
3 United Kingdom Arthur Apfel 16
4 Czechoslovakia Vladislav Čáp 20
5 Denmark Per Cock-Clausen 24

Judges:

  • Czechoslovakia J. Bizek
  • United Kingdom Hubert Martineau
  • Denmark P. Sørensen
  • United States Lyman Wakefield
  • Switzerland A. Winkler

Ladies

Rank Name Places
1 Canada Barbara Ann Scott 10
2 United Kingdom Daphne Walker 22
3 United States Gretchen Merrill 32
4 United States Eileen Seigh 50
5 United Kingdom Jeanette Altwegg 53
6 United States Janette Ahrens 58
7 Czechoslovakia Alena Vrzáňová 61
8 United Kingdom Bridget Shirley Adams 71
9 Sweden Britta Råhlén 72
10 Czechoslovakia Jiřína Nekolová 80
11 United Kingdom Jill Linzee 88
12 Australia Patricia Molony 109
13 Sweden Gun Ericson 116
14 Norway Liv Borg 124
15 Norway Ingeborg Nilsson 138
16 Finland Leena Pietilä 143
17 Finland Kristi Linna 159
18 Finland Liisa Helanterä 160
19 Finland Harriet Pantanenius 164

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Places
1 Belgium Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet 16
2 United States Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 19.5
3 Belgium Suzanne Diskeuve / Edmond Verbustel 25.5
4 United Kingdom Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne 25.5
5 Sweden Britta Råhlén / Bo Mothander 38
6 United States Doris Noffke / Walter Noffke 43.5
7 France Denise Fayolle / Guy Pigier 48
8 Czechoslovakia Běla Zachova / Jaroslav Zach 52
9 Norway Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim 58
10 France Denise Favart / Jacques Favart 59.5
11 Norway Marit Henie / Erling Bjerkhoel 76.5

Judges:

  • Norway Christen Christensen
  • Czechoslovakia J. Hainz
  • United Kingdom Hubert Martineau
  • Belgium M. Nicaise
  • France Georges Torchon
  • Sweden Einar Törsleff
  • United States Lyman Wakefield

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU