1939 World Figure Skating Championships Explained

1939 World Figure Skating Championships
Comptype:ISU Championship
Startdate:February 11–12 (men and pairs)
February 17–19 (ladies)
Skatingseason:1939
Location: Budapest, Hungary (men and pairs)
Prague, Czechoslovakia (ladies)
Championmen: Graham Sharp
Championladies: Megan Taylor
Championpairs: Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier
Previouscomp:1938 World Championships
Nextcomp:1947 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 and pairs competitions took place from February 17 to 19 in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11 to 12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
align=center 15
align=center 211
align=center 315
424
527
625
736
839
943
1052
1153

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
align=center 15
align=center 214
align=center 315
418
527
629
737
835
952
1053
1154
1257
1352
1465
1575

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
align=center 18
align=center 213
align=center 324
432
538
644.5
748
851
962.5
1064

Judges:

Sources