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 | |
| Pair skating: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | |
Ice dance:  Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | |
| Previous: 1955 European Championships | |
| Next: 1957 European Championships | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Giletti | France |
| 2 | Michael Booker | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Karol Divín |  Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Alain Calmat | France |
| 5 | Tilo Gutzeit |  West Germany |
| 6 | Norbert Felsinger | Austria |
| 7 | François Pache |  Switzerland |
| 8 | István Szenes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary |
| 9 | Brian Tuck | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Manfred Schnelldorfer | West Germany |
| 11 | Hans Müller | Switzerland |
| 12 | Igor Persiantsev |  Soviet Union |
| 13 | Hanno Sturher | Austria |
| 14 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | West Germany |
| 15 | Lev Mikhailov | Soviet Union |
| 16 | Valentin Zakharov | Soviet Union |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Wendl | Austria |
| 2 | Yvonne Sugden | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Erica Batchelor | United Kingdom |
| 4 | Rosi Pettinger | West Germany |
| 5 | Hanna Walter | Austria |
| 6 | Dianne Peach | United Kingdom |
| 7 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |  Netherlands |
| 8 | Joan Haanappel | Netherlands |
| 9 | Erica Rucker | West Germany |
| 10 | Ilse Musyl | Austria |
| 11 | Emma Giardini |  Italy |
| 12 | Alice Fischer | Switzerland |
| 13 | Ina Bauer | West Germany |
| 14 | Jindřiška Kramperová | Czechoslovakia |
| 15 | Karin Borner | Switzerland |
| 16 | Jana Dočekalová | Czechoslovakia |
| 17 | Miloslava Tumová-Zahorska | Czechoslovakia |
| 18 | Gilberte Naboudet | France |
| 19 | Corinne Altman | France |
| 20 | Milena Kladrubska | Czechoslovakia |
| 21 | Michèle Allard | France |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria |
| 2 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary |
| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | West Germany |
| 4 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria |
| 7 | Eva Szőllősy / Gabor Vida | Hungary |
| 8 | Lidia Gerasimova / Yuri Kiselev | Soviet Union |
| 9 | Carolyn Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst | West Germany |
| 11 | Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin | Soviet Union |
| 12 | Susi Holstein / Willi Wahl | Switzerland |
| 13 | Vera Kuhrüber / Horst Kuhrüber | East Germany |
| 14 | Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives | France |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas | United Kingdom |
| 2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | United Kingdom |
| 4 | Fanny Besson / Jean Paul Guhel | France |
| 5 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch | West Germany |
| 6 | Catherina Odink / Jacobus Odink | Netherlands |
| 7 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | Austria |
| 8 | Lucia Zorn / Rudolf Zorn | Austria |
| 9 | Gerda Wohlgemut / Hannes Burkhardt | West Germany |
| 10 | Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini | Italy |
| 11 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet | West Germany |
| 12 | Maria Grazia Locatelli / Vinico Toncelli | Italy |
| 13 | Olga Cilardini / Gianfranco Canepa | Italy |
References
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
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