1966 World Figure Skating Championships
{{Short description|1966 edition of the World Figure Skating Championships}}
{{No footnotes|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition
| title = 1966 World Figure Skating Championships
| image = 1966 World Figure Skating Championships.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| comptype = ISU Championship
| startdate = February 22
| enddate = 27
| skatingseason = 1965–66
| location = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Davos, Switzerland
| host =
| venue =
| prizemoney =
| championmen = {{flagicon|Austria}} Emmerich Danzer
| championladies = {{flagicon|USA}} Peggy Fleming
| championpairs = {{flagicon|USSR}} Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
| championdance = {{flagicon|UK}} Diane Towler / Bernard Ford
| previouscomp = 1965 World Championships
| nextcomp = 1967 World Championships
}}
The 1966 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Davos, Switzerland from February 22 to 27. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Medal table
{{Medals table
| host = SWI
| flag_template = flagcountry
| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 3
| gold_AUT = 1 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0
| gold_URS = 1 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 0
| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 0
| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
}}
Results
=Men=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Places | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold
| align=center | 1 | {{flagicon|Austria}} Emmerich Danzer | 11 |
| bgcolor=silver
| align=center | 2 | {{flagicon|Austria}} Wolfgang Schwarz | 25 |
| bgcolor=cc9966
| align=center | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gary Visconti | 28 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Allen || 33 | |
| 5
| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Nobuo Satō || 46 | |
| 6
| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Péra || 52 | |
| 7
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Donald Knight || 66 | |
| 8
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Ondrej Nepela || 82 | |
| 9
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giordano Abbondati || 92 | |
| 10
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Jay Humphry || 100 | |
| 11
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Charles Snelling || 103 | |
| 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} William Chapel || 106 | |
| 13
| {{flagicon|France}} Robert Dureville || 106 | |
| 14
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Ralph Borghard || 111 | |
| 15
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Jenő Ébert || 124 | |
| 16
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Günter Anderl || 148 | |
| 17
| {{flagicon|USSR}} Valeriy Meshkov || 157 | |
| 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} Malcolm Cannon || 160 | |
| 19
| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Tsuguhiko Kodzuka || 168 | |
| 20
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Bodo Bockenauer || 175 | |
| 21
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Hans-Jürg Studer || 185 |
Judges:
- {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zoltán Balázs
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Suzanne Francis
- {{flagicon|Austria}} Oskar Madl
- {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Kikuko Minami
- {{flagicon|West Germany}} Eugen Romminger
- {{flagicon|USA}} John R. Shoemaker
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Rolf J. Steinmann
- {{flagicon|France}} Néri Valdes
- {{flagicon|USSR}} Sergey Vasilyev
=Ladies=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Places | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold
| align=center | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Peggy Fleming | 9 |
| bgcolor=silver
| align=center | 2 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} Gabriele Seyfert | 22 |
| bgcolor=cc9966
| align=center | 3 | {{flagicon|Canada}} Petra Burka | 23 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Valerie Jones || 41 | |
| 5
| {{flagicon|France}} Nicole Hassler || 42 | |
| 6
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Hana Mašková || 63 | |
| 7
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zsuzsa Almássy || 63 | |
| 8
| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Miwa Fukuhara || 67 | |
| 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} Albertina Noyes || 83 | |
| 10
| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Kumiko Ōkawa || 88 | |
| 11
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Uschi Keszler || 101 | |
| 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pamela Schneider || 105 | |
| 13
| {{flagicon|UK}} Sally-Anne Stapleford || 115 | |
| 14
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Elisabeth Mikula || 132 | |
| 15
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Roberta Laurent || 133 | |
| 16
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Elisabeth Nestler || 148 | |
| 17
| {{flagicon|USSR}} Yelena Shcheglova || 151 | |
| 18
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Pia Zürcher || 151 | |
| 19
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Beate Richter || 170 | |
| 20
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Martina Clausner || 176 |
Judges:
- {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Milan Duchón
- {{flagicon|Austria}} Walter Malek
- {{flagicon|USA}} Yvonne S. McGowan
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Joan McLagan
- {{flagicon|France}} Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
- {{flagicon|East Germany}} V. Siegmund
- {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Kinuko Ueno
- {{flagicon|UK}} Geoffrey Yates
- {{flagicon|West Germany}} János Zsigmondy
=Pairs=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Places | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold
| align=center | 1 | {{flagicon|USSR}} Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov | 13 |
| bgcolor=silver
| align=center | 2 | {{flagicon|USSR}} Tatyana Zhuk / Aleksandr Gorelik | 14 |
| bgcolor=cc9966
| align=center | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman | 30 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne || 35 | |
| 5
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Sonja Pfersdorf / Günther Matzdorf || 46 | |
| 6
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner || 56 | |
| 7
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer || 60 | |
| 8
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Monique Mathys / Yves Ällig || 80.5 | |
| 9
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther || 87.5 | |
| 10
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Agnesa Wlachovská / Peter Bartosiewicz || 89 | |
| 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Behrens / Roy Wagelein || 92 | |
| 12
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Mónika Szabó / Péter Szabó || 104 | |
| 13
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Susan Huehnergard / Paul Huehnergard || 118 | |
| 14
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerlinde Schönbauer / Wilhelm Bietak || 124 | |
| 15
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Mária Csordás / László Kondi || 131 |
Judges:
- {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Zdeněk Fikar
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Suzanne Francis
- {{flagicon|East Germany}} Walburga Grimm
- {{flagicon|West Germany}} Wilhelm Kahle
- {{flagicon|Hungary}} Klára Kozári
- {{flagicon|USA}} Yvonne S. McGowan
- {{flagicon|Austria}} Hans Meixner
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Rolf J. Steinmann
- {{flagicon|USSR}} Tatyana Tolmachova
=Ice dance=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Places | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold
| align=center | 1 | {{flagicon|UK}} Diane Towler / Bernard Ford | 9 |
| bgcolor=silver
| align=center | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum | 17 |
| bgcolor=cc9966
| align=center | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lorna Dyer / John Carrell | 17 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} Yvonne Suddick / Roger Kennerson || 27 | |
| 5
| {{flagicon|France}} Brigitte Martin / Francis Gamichon || 41 | |
| 6
| {{flagicon|UK}} Janet Sawbridge / Jon Lane || 42 | |
| 7
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Gabriele Rauch / Rudi Matysik || 53 | |
| 8
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan || 53 | |
| 9
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Carole Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge || 59 | |
| 10
| {{flagicon|USSR}} Lyudmila Pakhomova / Viktor Ryzhkin || 68 | |
| 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Urban / Stanley Urban || 79 | |
| 12
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Gail Snyder / Wayne Palmer || 91 | |
| 13
| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger || 92.5 | |
| 14
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Susanna Carpani / Sergio Pirelli || 94.5 | |
| 15
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Edit Mató / Károly Csanádi || 98 | |
| 16
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Christel Trebesiner / Herbert Rothkappel || 111 |
Judges:
- {{flagicon|UK}} Pamela Davis
- {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Milan Duchón
- {{flagicon|Hungary}} Klára Kozári
- {{flagicon|Austria}} Hans Kutschera
- {{flagicon|France}} Lysiane Lauret
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Dorothy Leamen
- {{flagicon|USA}} John R. Shoemaker
Sources
- [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0112794.html Figure Skating: World Champions]
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