1928 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1928 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1928 |
| Location: |  Berlin, Germany (men)  London, United Kingdom (ladies and pairs) |
| Venue: | Sportpalast (men) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Willy Böckl | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pairs:  Andrée Joly / Pierre Brunet | |
| Previous: 1927 World Championships | |
| Next: 1929 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's competitions took place from February 25 to 26 in Berlin, Germany. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from March 5 to 6 in London, United Kingdom.
Medal table
[edit]* Host nations (Germany, Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy Böckl |
5.5 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer |
11.5 |
| 3 | Hugo Distler |
22 |
| 4 | John Page |
25 |
| 5 |  Roger Turner |
26 |
| 6 | Ludwig Wrede |
27 |
| 7 |  Montgomery Wilson |
29 |
| 8 | Paul Franke |
35 |
| 9 | Jack Eastwood |
44 |
| 10 | Nathaniel Niles |
50 |
Judges:
Kenneth Beaumont
Ludwig Fänner
Otto Maly
Harald Rooth
Otto Schöning
Ladies
[edit]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie |
6 |
| 2 | Maribel Vinson |
13 |
| 3 | Fritzi Burger |
15 |
| 4 | Constance Wilson |
18 |
| 5 | Melitta Brunner |
23 |
| 6 | Kathleen Shaw |
30 |
Judges:
B. Børjeson- Willy Böckl
- Herbert Clarke
René Japiot- Ulrich Salchow
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrée Joly / Pierre Brunet |
7 |
| 2 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser |
8 |
| 3 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede |
18 |
| 4 | Ethel Muckelt / John Page |
18 |
| 5 | Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger |
25 |
| 6 | Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood |
33.5 |
| 7 | Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles |
35 |
| 8 | Kathleen Lovett / Proctor Burman |
35.5 |
Judges:
- Willy Böckl
- B. Børjeson
- René Japiot
- Ulrich Salchow
- Herbert Yglesias
Sources
[edit]- Result list provided by the ISU
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1928 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Germany
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- 1920s in Berlin
- 1928 sports events in London
- Figure skating in Berlin
- International sports competitions in London
- February 1928 sports events
- March 1928 sports events