1932 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1932 World Figure Skating Championships were the annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters competed for the title of World Champion. The competitions took place from February 17 to 20 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The compulsory figures competition took place at the Montreal Winter Club, while the free skating was held at the city's landmark Montreal Forum.[1]

1932 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 17 – 20
Season:1932
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Host:The Figure Skating Department of Canada
Venue:Montreal Winter Club
Montreal Forum
Champions
Men's singles:
Karl Schäfer
Ladies' singles:
Sonja Henie
Pairs:
Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet
Previous:
1931 World Championships
Next:
1933 World Championships

These were the first figure skating world championships in Canada, a choice of venue that corresponded with the hosting of the 1932 Winter Olympics in adjacent Lake Placid, New York. It was the third year in a row that all competitions were held at the same location and at the same time, and the first time that Japanese skaters participated.[1][2]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1102
2 France1001
 Norway1001
4 Canada*0112
5 Hungary0101
6 Germany0011
 United States0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Results

Men

Rank Name Places
1 Karl Schäfer7
2 Montgomery Wilson14
3 Ernst Baier25
4 Markus Nikkanen30
5 Roger Turner30
6 James Maden41
7 Kazuyoshi Oimatsu53
8 Ryoichi Obitani55
9 Robin Lee60

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Places
1 Sonja Henie7
2 Fritzi Burger22
3 Constance Samuel24
4 Maribel Vinson26
5 Vivi-Anne Hultén27
6 Yvonne de Ligne-Geurts45
7 Megan Taylor51
8 Cecilia Colledge60
9 Mollie Phillips67
10 Joan Dix72
11 Suzanne Davis71
12 Margaret Bennet82
13 Elizabeth Fisher83
14 Mary Littlejohn98

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Places
1 Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet9
2 Emília Rotter / László Szollás16
3 Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger22.5
4 Olga Orgonista / Sándor Szalay24
5 Frances Claudet / Chauncey Bangs36.5
6 Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson40
7 Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood49
8 Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles58.5
9 Isobel Rogers / Melville Rogers59.5

Judges:

References

  1. "Worlds Rewind: Montreal 1932". Skate Canada. June 11, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. "The 1932 World Figure Skating Championships". The Skate Guard. December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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