1929 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1929
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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.
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1929
Location:
London, United Kingdom (men)
Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs)
London, United Kingdom (men)
Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs)| 1929 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1929 |
| Location: | London, United Kingdom (men) Budapest, Hungary (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gillis Grafström | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pairs:  Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | |
| Previous: 1928 World Championships | |
| Next: 1930 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place from March 4 to 5 in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2 to 3 in Budapest, Hungary.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillis Grafström | 353.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer | 346.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Ludwig Wrede | 323.70 | 16 |
| 4 | John Page | 312.70 | 24 |
| 5 | Hugo Distler | 25 | |
| 6 |  Markus Nikkanen | 26 | |
| 7 | Ian Bowhill | 32 |
Judges:
Eduard Engelmann
L. Liebermann
André Poplimont
Ulrich Salchow- V. C. Wilson
Ladies
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| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | 280.40 | 5 |
| 2 | Fritzi Burger | 259.25 | 12 |
| 3 | Melitta Brunner | 254.65 | 13 |
| 4 | Ilse Hornung | 236.10 | 20 |
| 5 | Grete Kubitschek | 216.65 | 26 |
| 6 |  Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts | 208.50 | 29 |
Judges:
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | 11.25 | 6 |
| 2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | 10.75 | 13 |
| 3 | Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay | 10.30 | 18 |
| 4 | Gisela Hochhaltinger / Otto PreiÃecker | 10.35 | 21.5 |
| 5 | EmÃlia Rotter / László Szollás | 10.30 | 21.5 |
| 6 |  Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe | 10.05 | 25 |
| 7 |  Maria Schwendtbauer / Gustav Aichinger | 8.30 | 35 |
Judges:
- Otto Bohatsch
B. Børjeson- C. J. Clarke
Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers- Tivadar Meszléri