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1956 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1956 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 19–21, 1956 in Paris, France. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]
| 1956 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 19 – 21 |
| Season: | 1955–56 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Alain Giletti | |
| Ladies' singles: Ingrid Wendl | |
| Pairs: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
| Ice dance: Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| Previous: 1955 European Championships | |
| Next: 1957 European Championships | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Giletti | |
| 2 | Michael Booker | |
| 3 | Karol Divín | |
| 4 | Alain Calmat | |
| 5 | Tilo Gutzeit | |
| 6 | Norbert Felsinger | |
| 7 | François Pache | |
| 8 | István Szenes | |
| 9 | Brian Tuck | |
| 10 | Manfred Schnelldorfer | |
| 11 | Hans Müller | |
| 12 | Igor Persiantsev | |
| 13 | Hanno Ströher | |
| 14 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | |
| 15 | Lev Mikhaylov | |
| 16 | Valentin Zakharov |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Wendl | |
| 2 | Yvonne Sugden | |
| 3 | Erica Batchelor | |
| 4 | Rosi Pettinger | |
| 5 | Hanna Walter | |
| 6 | Dianne Peach | |
| 7 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | |
| 8 | Joan Haanappel | |
| 9 | Erika Rücker | |
| 10 | Ilse Musyl | |
| 11 | Emma Giardini | |
| 12 | Alice Fischer | |
| 13 | Ina Bauer | |
| 14 | Jindra Kramperová | |
| 15 | Karin Borner | |
| 16 | Jana Dočekalová | |
| 17 | Miloslava Tumová | |
| 18 | Gilberte Naboudet | |
| 19 | Corinne Altman | |
| 20 | Milena Kladrubská | |
| 21 | Michèle Allard |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
| 2 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | 23[5] |
| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | |
| 4 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | |
| 5 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | |
| 6 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | |
| 7 | Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida | |
| 8 | Lidiya Gerasimova / Yuriy Kiselov | |
| 9 | Carolyn Krau / Rodney Ward | |
| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | |
| 11 | Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin | |
| 12 | Susy Holstein / Willy Wahl | |
| 13 | Vera Kuhrüber / Horst Kuhrüber | |
| 14 | Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives |
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| 2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones | |
| 3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | |
| 4 | Fanny Besson / Jean Guhel | |
| 5 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch | |
| 6 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink | |
| 7 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | |
| 8 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn | |
| 9 | Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burkhardt | |
| 10 | Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini | |
| 11 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet | |
| 12 | Maria Locatelli / Vinico Toncelli | |
| 13 | Olga Cilardini / Gianfranco Canepa |
References edit
- ^ (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
- ^ (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
- ^ (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
- ^ (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
- ^ European Championships 1956. Paris, France