1939 World Figure Skating Championships

{{Short description|Annual figure skating competition held in 1939}}

{{No footnotes|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 1939 World Figure Skating Championships

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| comptype = ISU Championship

| startdate = February 11–12 (men and pairs)
February 17–19 (ladies)

| enddate =

| skatingseason = 1939

| location = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Budapest, Hungary (men and pairs)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Prague, Czechoslovakia (ladies)

| host =

| venue =

| championmen = {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Sharp

| championladies = {{flagicon|UK}} Megan Taylor

| championpairs = {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier

| previouscomp = 1938 World Championships

| nextcomp = 1947 World 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.

Men and pairs competitions took place from February 17 to 19 in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11 to 12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.

Results

=Men=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Sharp

5
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Freddie Tomlins

11
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Horst Faber

15
4

| {{flagicon|Austria|1938}} Edi Rada || 24

5

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Herbert Alward || 27

6

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Elemér Terták || 25

7

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Kristóf Kállay || 36

8

| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Franz Loichinger || 39

9

| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Cock-Clausen || 43

10

| {{flagicon|Romania}} Max Bindea || 52

11

| {{flagicon|Estonia}} Alfred Hirv || 53

Judges:

  • {{flagicon|UK}} Herbert Clarke
  • {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} J. Kowalski
  • {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Fritz Schober
  • {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Andor Szende
  • {{flagicon|Switzerland}} A. Winkler

=Ladies=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Megan Taylor

5
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Hedy Stenuf

14
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Daphne Walker

15
4

| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Lydia Veicht || 18

5

| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Eva Nyklová || 27

6

| {{flagicon|Austria|1938}} Emmy Putzinger || 29

7

| {{flagicon|Austria|1938}} Marta Musilek || 37

8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Gladys Jagger || 35

9

| {{flagicon|Norway}} Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad || 52

10

| {{flagicon|Norway}} Anne-Marie Sæther || 53

11

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Anita Wägeler || 54

12

| {{flagicon|Norway}} Turid Helland-Bjørnstad || 57

13

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Britta Råhlén || 52

14

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacqueline Bossoutrot || 65

15

| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Zdeňka Porgesova || 75

Judges:

  • {{flagicon|UK}} Herbert Clarke
  • {{flagicon|Austria|1938}} H. Deistler
  • {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} J. Hainz
  • {{flagicon|Switzerland}} A. Huber
  • {{flagicon|France}} Charles Sabouret

=Pairs=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier

8
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| {{flagicon|Austria|1938}} Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin

13
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Inge Koch / Günther Noack

24
4

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy || 32

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff || 38

6

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois || 44.5

7

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Nadine Szilassy / Ferenc Kertész || 48

8

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Erika Bass / Béla Barcza || 51

9

| {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz || 62.5

10

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} Silva Palme / Paul Schwab || 64

Judges:

  • {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} E. Bedetto
  • {{flagicon|Poland}} J. Kowalski
  • {{flagicon|UK}} Ethel Muckelt
  • {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} P. Weiss
  • {{flagicon|Switzerland}} A. Winkler
  • {{flagicon|Netherlands}} C. Witt
  • {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} O. Zöllner

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