1938 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1938
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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 4-5 (ladies)
February 18-19 (men and pairs)
February 18-19 (men and pairs)
Season:1938
| 1938 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 4-5 (ladies) February 18-19 (men and pairs) |
| Season: | 1938 |
| Location: |  Stockholm, Sweden (ladies) Berlin, Germany (men and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Felix Kaspar | |
Ladies' singles:  Megan Taylor | |
| Pairs: Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1937 World Championships | |
| Next: 1939 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place on February 18 to 19 in Berlin, Germany and ladies' competitions took place on February 4 to 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Pairs' competition took place on February 18 in Berlin, Germany.
Results
Men
Graham Sharp won the CF by 231.4 ahead of Felix Kaspar who gained 229.7, but the FS won by Kaspar with 164.6 ahead of Sharp who gained 159.8. With this in the overall points Felix Kaspar finished before Graham Sharp with 3.1 margin.
| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Kaspar | 2 | 1 | 394.3 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Sharp | 1 | 2 | 391.2 | 12 |
| 3 | Herbert Alward | 3 | 363.6 | 32 | |
| 4 | Horst Faber | 4 | 368.1 | 33 | |
| 5 | Freddie Tomlins | 7 | 366.4 | 35 | |
| 6 |  Robert van Zeebroeck | 9 | 366.0 | 37 | |
| 7 | Edi Rada | 6 | 359.3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Günther Lorenz | 8 | 357.7 | 47 | |
| 9 |  Elemer Tertak | 5 | 65 | ||
| 10 |  Per Cock-Clausen | 10 | 68 |
- Referee:
Kurt Dannenberg
Judges:
Herbert Clarke
E. Delpy- O. Gattwinkel
Walter Jakobsson
Rudolf Kaler
János Liedemann
P. Sørensen
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Taylor | 7 |
| 2 | Cecilia Colledge | 8 |
| 3 |  Hedy Stenuf | 21 |
| 4 | Gladys Jagger | 22 |
| 5 | Lydia Veicht | 23 |
| 6 | Hanne Niernberger | 29 |
| 7 | Daphne Walker | 30 |
| 8 |  Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad | 43 |
| 9 | Gunnel Ericson | 44 |
| 10 | Britta Råhlén | 50 |
| 11 | Anne-Marie Sæther | 53 |
| WD | Emmy Putzinger | DNS |
Judges:
- Herbert Clarke
- H. Deistler
Z. Johansen
Thore Mothander- P. Weiss
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | 12 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin | 16 |
| 3 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack | 30 |
| 4 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff | 37 |
| 5 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy | 44 |
| 6 |  Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois | 67 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Roth / Bruno Walter | 72.5 |
| 8 | Gisela Grätz / Otto Weià | 79 |
| 9 | Hildegard Faulhaber / Karl Eigel | 79.5 |
| 10 |  Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo | 82.5 |
| 11 | Elisabeth Kianek / Adolf Rosdol | 88 |
| 12 |  Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz | 94.5 |
| 13 |  A. Wächter / Fritz Lesk | 117 |
Judges:
E. Bonfiglio- Herbert Clarke
- Eduard Engelmann
- Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers
Alfred Theuer- P. Weiss
A. Winkler
Otto Zappe