The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

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....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which 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 World Champion.

The 1929 men competitions took place March 4th to 5th, 1929 in London

London

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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The 1929 ladies competitions took place February 2nd to 3rd, 1929 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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The 1929 pairs competition took place February 2nd to 3rd, 1929 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Gillis Grafström Gillis Grafström Gillis Emanuel Grafström was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating as well as Olympic silver medal in same event in 1932, and three World Championships...		6
2	Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...		9
3	Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter...		18
4	John F. Page		24
5	Hugo Distler		25
6	Markus Nikkanen		26
7	Ian Bowhill		32

Judges were

• Eduard Engelmann jr.
  Eduard Engelmann Jr.
  Eduard Engelmann Jr. was an Austrian figure skater, engineer, and cyclist. He was a three-time gold medallist at the European Figure Skating Championships...
  
   
• L. Liebermann
• André G. Poplimont 
• 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....
  
   
• V. C. Wilson

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Sonja Henie Sonja Henie Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...		5
2	Fritzi Burger Fritzi Burger Friederike "Fritzi" Burger was an Austrian figure skater competitive in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was Jewish.-Career:...		12
3	Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1929 World Championships. As a pair skater, she skated with Ludwig Wrede and won the bronze at the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz...		13
4	Ilse Hornung Ilse Hornung Ilse Hornung was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She finished eighth at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games and won the silver medal at the 1930 European Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-References:*...		20
5	Grete Kubitschek		26
6	Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts		29

Judges were

• Herbert J. Clarke 
• Walter Jakobsson
  Walter Jakobsson
  Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater.As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911....
  
   
• B. Björjeson
• Fernand de Montigny
  Fernand de Montigny
  Fernand de Montigny was a Belgian fencer and hockey player. He won two silver medals and two bronze in fencing and a bronze in hockey. He was also the architect of the 1920 Olympic Stadium.-References:...
  
   
• Eduard Engelmann jr.
  Eduard Engelmann Jr.
  Eduard Engelmann Jr. was an Austrian figure skater, engineer, and cyclist. He was a three-time gold medallist at the European Figure Skating Championships...
  
   

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Lilly Scholz Lilly Scholz Lilly Scholz was an Austrian pair skater. She and partner Otto Kaiser won the 1929 World Championship in pair skating. They won the silver medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics...  / Otto Kaiser Otto Kaiser (figure skater) Otto Kaiser was an Austrian pair skater. He and his partner Lilly Scholz won the 1929 World Championship in pair skating...		6
2	Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1929 World Championships. As a pair skater, she skated with Ludwig Wrede and won the bronze at the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz...  / Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter...		13
3	Olga Orgonista Olga Orgonista Olga Orgonista was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Sándor Szalay, she was the 1930 and 1931 European Champion. They won two medals at the World Figure Skating Championships, a bronze in 1929 and a silver in 1931...  / Sándor Szalay Sándor Szalay (figure skater) Sándor Szalay was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Olga Orgonista, he was the 1930 and 1931 European Champion. They won two medals at the World Figure Skating Championships, a bronze in 1929 and a silver in 1931...		18
4	Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto Preißecker Otto Preißecker Otto Preißecker also Preissecker was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1926-1928 national champion. He also skated in pairs with partner Gisela Hochhaltinger.-singles:-pairs:...		21.5
5	Emília Rotter / László Szollás László Szollás László Szollás was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years , and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists...		21.5
6	Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe		25
7	Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger		35

Judges were

• Ludowika Jakobsson 
• C. J. Clarke
• B. Björjeson
• Otto Bohatsch 
• Theodor Meszléri