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] It was the first time Soviet skaters competed internationally since the Russian Revolution.[5]
| 1956 European Championships | |
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| 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
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
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| 1 | Alain Giletti |
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| 2 | Michael Booker |
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| 3 |  Karol Divín |
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| 4 | Alain Calmat |
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| 5 |  Tilo Gutzeit |
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| 6 | Norbert Felsinger |
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| 7 |  François Pache |
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| 8 |  István Szenes |
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| 9 | Brian Tuck |
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| 10 | Manfred Schnelldorfer |
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| 11 | Hans Müller |
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| 12 |  Igor Persiantsev |
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| 13 | Hanno Ströher |
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| 14 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler |
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| 15 | Lev Mikhaylov |
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| 16 | Valentin Zakharov |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
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| 1 | Ingrid Wendl |
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| 2 | Yvonne Sugden |
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| 3 | Erica Batchelor |
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| 4 | Rosi Pettinger |
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| 5 | Hanna Walter |
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| 6 | Dianne Peach |
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| 7 |  Sjoukje Dijkstra |
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| 8 | Joan Haanappel |
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| 9 | Erika Rücker |
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| 10 | Ilse Musyl |
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| 11 |  Emma Giardini |
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| 12 | Alice Fischer |
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| 13 | Ina Bauer |
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| 14 | Jindra Kramperová |
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| 15 | Karin Borner |
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| 16 | Jana Dočekalová |
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| 17 | Miloslava Tumová |
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| 18 | Gilberte Naboudet |
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| 19 | Corinne Altman |
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| 20 | Milena Kladrubská |
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| 21 | Michèle Allard |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
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| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt |
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| 2 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy |
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| 3 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel |
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| 4 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles |
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| 5 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal |
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| 6 | Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert |
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| 7 | Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida |
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| 8 | Lidiya Gerasimova / Yuriy Kiselov |
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| 9 | Carolyn Krau / Rodney Ward |
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| 10 | Eva Neeb / Karl Probst |
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| 11 | Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin |
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| 12 | Susy Holstein / Willy Wahl |
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| 13 | Vera Kuhrüber / Horst Kuhrüber |
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| 14 | Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives |
Ice dance
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
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| 1 | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas |
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| 2 | June Markham / Courtney Jones |
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| 3 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby |
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| 4 | Fanny Besson / Jean Guhel |
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| 5 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch |
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| 6 | Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink |
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| 7 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera |
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| 8 | Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn |
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| 9 | Gerda Wohlgemuth / Hannes Burkhardt |
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| 10 | Adriana Giuggiolini / Germano Ceccattini |
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| 11 | Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet |
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| 12 | Maria Locatelli / Vinico Toncelli |
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| 13 | Olga Cilardini / Gianfranco Canepa |
References
edit- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- ^ European Championships 1956. Paris, France