1933 World Figure Skating Championships

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 1933 men competition took place February 18 to 19, 1933 in Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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The 1933 ladies and pairs competitions took place February 11 to 12, 1933 in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

Sweden

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Men

Rank	Name	Places
1	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...	7
2	Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...	11
3	Markus Nikkanen	17
4	Erich Erdös	17
5	Herbert Haertel	28
6	Eduard Scholdan	28
7	Rudolf Praznovsky	38
8	Edwin Keller	41
9	Jean Henrion Jean Henrion Jean Henrion is a former French figure skater. He was the 1932-39 French champion.-Results:...	46
10	Othmar Jordi	46

Judges were

Kurt Dannenberg
Hans Günauer
H. Martineau
Charles Sabouret
A. Steinmann

Ladies

Rank	Name	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	Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén was a Swedish figure skater who was a ten time national champion in ladies singles. She finished fifth at the 1932 Winter Olympics and then won the bronze medal at the 1936 Games. She was a two-time European bronze medalist and four time World medalist...	14
3	Hilde Holovsky Hilde Holovsky Hilde Holovsky was an Austrian figure skater. She was the 1931 World silver medalist, the 1933 World bronze medalist, and the 1931 European bronze medalist. When she won the silver medal behind Sonja Henie in 1931, she was only 13 years old and made a great impression...	15
4	Megan Taylor Megan Taylor Megan Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.She was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica...	18
5	Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....	24
6	Liselotte Landbeck Liselotte Landbeck Liselotte Landbeck is a former Austrian athlete who competed at a high level in both figure skating and speed skating in the 1930s. In figure skating, she won the bronze medal at the 1934 World Championships...	31
7	Nanna Egedius Nanna Egedius Nanna Egedius was a Norwegian figure skater.She competed at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where she placed seventh. She also competed at the 1933, 1934 and 1935 World Figure Skating Championships, and she participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics...	37
8	Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts	38
9	Erna Andersen	43

Judges were

A. Anderberg
Otto Bohatsch
B. Börjeson
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....
C. L. Wilson

Pairs

Rank	Name	Places
1	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...	7
2	Idi Papez Idi Papez Idi Papez was an Austrian pair skater. With partner Karl Zwack, she was the 1933 European Champion and was a three-time World medalist-Results:with Karl Zwack-Navigation:... / Karl Zwack Karl Zwack Karl Zwack was an Austrian pair skater. With partner Idi Papez, he was the 1933 European Champion and was a three-time World medalist-Results:with Idi Papez-Navigation:...	8
3	Randi Bakke Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke was a Norwegian pair skater. She represented Oslo Skøiteklub.... / Christen Christensen Christen Christensen (figure skater) Christen Christensen was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub....	18
4	Anna-Lisa Rydqvist / Einar Törsleff	21
5	Dagmar von Kothen / Fred Ericson	21

Judges were

Otto Bohatsch
B. Börjeson
Herbert J. Clarke
Tore Monthander
Andor Szende

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