1909 European Figure Skating Championships
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The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition
in which elite figure skaters
compete for the title of European Champion.
The 1909 Championships were held on January 23rd to January 24th in Budapest, Hungary. Budpest was part of the Austrian Empire
at this time.
Skaters in the 1909 Europeans competed only in the categories of men's singles
.
Judges:
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....
in which elite figure skaters
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
compete for the title of European Champion.
The 1909 Championships were held on January 23rd to January 24th in Budapest, Hungary. Budpest was part of the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
at this time.
Skaters in the 1909 Europeans competed only in the categories of men's singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
.
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Fact. Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow Ulrich Salchow Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century.... |
 Sweden |
9 |
| 2 | Gilbert Fuchs Gilbert Fuchs Gilbert Fuchs was a German figure skater and world champion in figure skating.In 1896, he won the first world figure skating championships, held in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1906 he recaptured the title in Munich.... |
 Germany |
15 |
| 3 | Per Thorén Per Thorén Per Thorén was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.-Results:... |
Sweden |
18 |
| 4 | Karl Ollo | 31 | |
| 5 | Sándor Urbáry |  Hungary |
32 |
Judges:
- C. Fillunger
Austria - Georg Helfrich
- R. Holletschek Germany (CSR)
- E. Hörle Sweden
- E. von Markus Hungary
- L. Niedermayer Germany
- Oskar UhligOskar UhligOskar Uhlig was a German figure skater. He won the first European Figure Skating Championships to be contested.He represented Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886. On 12 October 1893 he was elected as the Chairman of the club Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886...
Germany