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1930 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1930

1930 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1930

FieldValue
title1930 World Figure Skating Championships
comptypeISU Championship
startdateFebruary 3
enddate5
skatingseason1930
locationUS New York City, New York United States
championmenAustria Karl Schäfer
championladiesNorway Sonja Henie
championpairsFrance 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

Left to right: Nagle, Wrede, Turner, Wilson, Gautchi, Schafer, Borden, Madden

Men

RankNamePlaces45678
**1**Austria Karl Schäfer5
**2**US Roger Turner11
**3**Switzerland Georges Gautschi19
Canada Montgomery Wilson20
Austria Ludwig Wrede20
US Gail Borden32
US Lester Madden35
US William Nagle38

Judges:

  • Norway B. Børjeson
  • UK Herber Clarke
  • Austria J. Edhoffer
  • US J. B. Liberman
  • Canada J. C. McDougall
Left to right: Wilson, Davis, Brunner, Smith, Vinson, Henie

Ladies

RankNamePlaces456
**1**Norway Sonja Henie5
**2**Canada Cecil Smith12
**3**US Maribel Vinson16
Canada Constance Wilson19
Austria Melitta Brunner23
US Suzanne Davis30

Judges:

  • Norway B. Børjeson
  • UK Herbert Clarke
  • Austria J. Edhoffer
  • US J. B. Liberman
  • Canada J. C. McDougall

Pairs

RankNamePlaces45678
**1**France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet6.5
**2**Austria Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede13.5
**3**US Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger16
Canada Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson21
Canada Isobel Rogers / Melville Rogers25.5
US Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles30.5
Canada Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood32.5
US Edith Secord / Joseph Savage34.5

Judges:

  • Norway B. Børjeson

  • UK Herbert Clarke

  • Austria J. Edhoffer

  • US J. B. Liberman

  • Canada J. C. McDougall

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