1937 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1937
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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
Date:February 12-13 (men)
March 1-2 (ladies and pairs)
March 1-2 (ladies and pairs)
Season:1937
Location:
Vienna, Austria (men)
London, United Kingdom (ladies and pairs)
Vienna, Austria (men) 
London, United Kingdom (ladies and pairs)| 1937 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 12-13 (men) March 1-2 (ladies and pairs) |
| Season: | 1937 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria (men) London, United Kingdom (ladies and pairs) |
| Venue: | Empress Stadion (ladies and pairs) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Felix Kaspar | |
| Ladies' singles: Cecilia Colledge | |
Pairs:  Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1936 World Championships | |
| Next: 1938 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place from February 12 to 13 in Vienna, Austria. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from March 1 to 2 also in London, United Kingdom.
Medal table
* Host nations (Austria, Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Kaspar | 1 | 210.30 | 1 | 147.468 | 357.768 | 5 |
| 2 | Graham Sharp | 2 | 204.62 | 3 | 140.616 | 345.236 | 10 |
| 3 | Elemer Tertak | 3 | 199.62 | 5 | 138.892 | 338.52 | 17 |
| 4 | Herbert Alward | 5 | 197.02 | 4 | 139.608 | 336.628 | 19 |
| 5 | Freddie Tomlins | 7 | 189.18 | 2 | 142.264 | 332.064 | 25 |
| 6 | Leopold Linhart | 6 | 194.02 | 6 | 137.088 | 331.108 | 30 |
| 7 |  Marcus Nikkanen | 4 | 197.38 | 10 | 129.528 | 326.908 | 35 |
| 8 |  Freddy Mesot | 8 | 187.8 | 8 | 130.808 | 318.608 | 42 |
| 9 | Emil Ratzenhofer | 10 | 185.00 | 7 | 131.040 | 316.040 | 45 |
| 10 |  Lucian Büeler | 9 | 186.52 | 11 | 123.228 | 309.748 | 52 |
| 11 |  Jaroslav SadÃlek | 11 | 183.48 | 9 | 129.780 | 313.260 | 50 |
Judges:
A. Huber- Rudolf Kaler
B. Pavliska
Fritz Schober
Andor Szende
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilia Colledge | 7 |
| 2 | Megan Taylor | 14 |
| 3 | Vivi-Anne Hultén | 25.5 |
| 4 |  Hedy Stenuf | 31.5 |
| 5 | Emmy Putzinger | 32 |
| 6 | Hanne Niernberger | 42 |
| 7 | Belita Jepson-Turner | 49 |
| 8 | Gladys Jagger | 58 |
| 9 | Martha Mayerhans | 70 |
| 10 | Angela Anderes | 72 |
| 11 | Victoria Lindpaintner | 67 |
| 12 |  Audrey Peppe | 78 |
Judges:
August Anderberg- Herbert Clarke
- Kurt Dannenberg
- Fritz Kachler
Charles Sabouret
K. Skulicz- Andor Szende
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | 8.5 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin | 14.5 |
| 3 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff | 24.5 |
| 4 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy | 30.5 |
| 5 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack | 31.5 |
| 6 |  Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo | 42.5 |
| 7 |  Stephanie Kalus / Erwin Kalus | 46.5 |
| 8 | Feda KalenÄÃková / Karel Globar | 53.5 |
Judges:
E. Bonfiglio- Kurt Dannenberg
- Hans Grünauer
- John Page
- K. Skulicz
- Josef SlÃva
- Andor Szende
Sources
- newspaper Berliner Tageblatt, 4 March 1937