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1930 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1930
Annual figure skating competition held in 1930
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1930 World Figure Skating Championships |
| comptype | ISU Championship |
| startdate | February 3 |
| enddate | 5 |
| skatingseason | 1930 |
| location | US New York City, New York United States |
| championmen | Austria Karl Schäfer |
| championladies | Norway Sonja Henie |
| championpairs | France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet |
| previouscomp | [1929 World Championships](1929-world-figure-skating-championships) |
| nextcomp | [1931 World Championships](1931-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 competitions took place from February 3 to 5 in New York City, the first figure skating world championships in the United States. It was also the first year when all competitions were held at the same location and at the same time. All the judges for the three competitions were also the same.
Medal table
Results

Men
| Rank | Name | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Austria Karl Schäfer | 5 | |||||
| **2** | US Roger Turner | 11 | |||||
| **3** | Switzerland Georges Gautschi | 19 | |||||
| Canada Montgomery Wilson | 20 | ||||||
| Austria Ludwig Wrede | 20 | ||||||
| US Gail Borden | 32 | ||||||
| US Lester Madden | 35 | ||||||
| US William Nagle | 38 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- UK Herber Clarke
- Austria J. Edhoffer
- US J. B. Liberman
- Canada J. C. McDougall

Ladies
| Rank | Name | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Norway Sonja Henie | 5 | |||
| **2** | Canada Cecil Smith | 12 | |||
| **3** | US Maribel Vinson | 16 | |||
| Canada Constance Wilson | 19 | ||||
| Austria Melitta Brunner | 23 | ||||
| US Suzanne Davis | 30 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- UK Herbert Clarke
- Austria J. Edhoffer
- US J. B. Liberman
- Canada J. C. McDougall
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet | 6.5 | |||||
| **2** | Austria Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | 13.5 | |||||
| **3** | US Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger | 16 | |||||
| Canada Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson | 21 | ||||||
| Canada Isobel Rogers / Melville Rogers | 25.5 | ||||||
| US Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 30.5 | ||||||
| Canada Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood | 32.5 | ||||||
| US Edith Secord / Joseph Savage | 34.5 |
Judges:
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Norway B. Børjeson
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UK Herbert Clarke
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Austria J. Edhoffer
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US J. B. Liberman
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Canada J. C. McDougall
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